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B.C. Budget 2019: Natural resources revenue expected to fall

B.C. Budget 2019: Natural resources revenue expected to fall

Falling commodity prices expected to reduce government revenue from natural resources
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B.C. Budget 2019: Budget to provide big benefits for families in 2020

B.C. Budget 2019: Budget to provide big benefits for families in 2020

Increased social spending includes increased child benefits, tax break on student loans
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B.C. Budget 2019: B.C. to give $100m to governments along LNG Canada pipeline

B.C. Budget 2019: B.C. to give $100m to governments along LNG Canada pipeline

Funding intended to support current and future infrastructure needs
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B.C. Budget 2019: USMCA, LNG Canada to boost B.C. economy

B.C. Budget 2019: USMCA, LNG Canada to boost B.C. economy

Budget 2019 forecasts expect B.C. to lead the national economy this year and next
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B.C. Budget 2019: Balanced budget tables billions in new spending

B.C. Budget 2019: Balanced budget tables billions in new spending

New priorities include record-level infrastructure investment
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8 areas to watch in B.C.'s budget

8 areas to watch in B.C.'s budget

Broadly, here are several areas BIV will be exploring in the provincial government's latest budget
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Employers ready legal assault on construction hiring policy

Employers ready legal assault on construction hiring policy

Contractors, unions on opposite sides of an issue that could be heading to BC Supreme Court
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Insider Trading: February 19, 2019

Insider Trading: February 19, 2019

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended February 13, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Lawyer claims Vancouver Island Island Health Authority fired her for sounding alarm over ‘widespread failures’ in legal compliance and ‘employee

Lawyer claims Vancouver Island Island Health Authority fired her for sounding alarm over ‘widespread failures’ in legal compliance and ‘employee

BIV's lawsuit of the week
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Taxpayers paid $8m to keep St. Paul’s Hospital land buy off provincial books

Taxpayers paid $8m to keep St. Paul’s Hospital land buy off provincial books

$156.7m property vacant as NDP mulled business plan, spends billions on other hospitals
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