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Friend or foe for B.C.? U.S. candidates talk tough on trade and immigration

Friend or foe for B.C.? U.S. candidates talk tough on trade and immigration

Anti-free trade sentiment bubbles to the surface during an angry election season south of the border
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Test your knowledge! BIV News Quiz, March 18, 2016

Test your knowledge! BIV News Quiz, March 18, 2016

How well have you been paying attention to this week's local business news? Take BIV's weekly news quiz!
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Presidential hopefuls, the price of oil and the port of Rotterdam

Presidential hopefuls, the price of oil and the port of Rotterdam

Kirk LaPointe, Business in Vancouver’s vice-president of audience and business development, on the news that caught his eye
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Low gas prices put the brakes on inflation in February: Statistics Canada

Low gas prices put the brakes on inflation in February: Statistics Canada

Canadian inflation slowed in February, largely driven by a significant drop in...
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New sewage plant opens on Tsawwassen treaty land

New sewage plant opens on Tsawwassen treaty land

New $27 million sewage treatment plant to support more than $1 billion in development
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Prince George’s Caribou Brewmasters must change name, says court

Prince George’s Caribou Brewmasters must change name, says court

Caribou Brewmasters Inc., a Prince George-based U-brew, must change its name under...
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Manufacturing sales hit record high: Statistics Canada

Manufacturing sales hit record high: Statistics Canada

Canadian manufacturing sales rose to the highest level on record in...
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Editorial: Rein in B.C.’s regulatory accounts shell game

Editorial: Rein in B.C.’s regulatory accounts shell game

B.C.’s auditor general is right to red flag Victoria’s reduction of Crown corporation accounting transparency.
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Infrastructure promises and growing deficit loom large as federal budget nears

Infrastructure promises and growing deficit loom large as federal budget nears

Economists, analysts debate federal budget 2016 priorities for B.C. and the rest of Western Canada
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Savings essential for building a diversified northern economy

Savings essential for building a diversified northern economy

It was was easy politics for opposition MLAs and pundits to take shots at the province’s new $100 million prosperity fund last month. After all, the fund was supposed to be seeded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) revenue, not budget surplus.
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