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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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Child care and other priorities for Bill Morneau’s first budget

Child care and other priorities for Bill Morneau’s first budget

On March 22, when Bill Morneau rises in the House of Commons to deliver his first budget as the federal finance minister, I will be looking for three visionary economic investments. No, I won’t be looking for the much-touted infrastructure program.
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City of Surrey growing wisely, New York think-tank says

City of Surrey growing wisely, New York think-tank says

Intelligent Community Forum applauds municipality’s handling of population boom
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