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Firms aim to increase business aptitude

Firms aim to increase business aptitude

Lawyers adding project management technology, in-house customer service extras to improve client experience and retain business
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The marketplace, not the state, should decide who practises law

The marketplace, not the state, should decide who practises law

As much as I don’t share their religious beliefs, I am glad to see that Christian students at British Columbia’s Trinity Western University (TWU) are allowed to practise law in Nova Scotia.
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No payoff for gambling on BC Ferries after province cancels pilot program

No payoff for gambling on BC Ferries after province cancels pilot program

The provincial government has folded its cards on a pilot program that would have brought gambling on board a BC Ferries vessel.
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Could largest grain terminal since 1960s be built in North Vancouver?

Could largest grain terminal since 1960s be built in North Vancouver?

The North Vancouver waterfront could soon be home to a massive new grain export terminal.
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Clarity needed on aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion-dollar LNG plan

Clarity needed on aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion-dollar LNG plan

In 2014, 50% of respondents to the Fraser Institute annual survey of mining company executives indicated that land uncertainty was either a strong deterrent to investment or a reason to simply not invest, up from 32% in 2013 Last summer I wrote that
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Peer to Peer: Bitcoin’s value to merchants clings to customer curiosity

Peer to Peer: Bitcoin’s value to merchants clings to customer curiosity

Should we offer customers payment choices like Bitcoin or maintain options like credit/debit cards?
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On the pitch with Sepp Blatter, on the censorship trail with China’s social media stick-in-the-muds

On the pitch with Sepp Blatter, on the censorship trail with China’s social media stick-in-the-muds

Managing editor Timothy Renshaw on the news that caught his eye this week
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B.C. gains 30,000 jobs in May, offsetting a weak April

B.C. gains 30,000 jobs in May, offsetting a weak April

The province sees a slight increase in jobs while the country has its second-highest growth in three years
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Life Lessons: Joanne Gassman

Life Lessons: Joanne Gassman

Plan your after-work career with care
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Another study predicts B.C. will become Canada’s economic growth leader

Another study predicts B.C. will become Canada’s economic growth leader

First BMO , then the Conference Board of Canada and now Central 1 Credit Union: the consensus is British Columbia is set to take the lead in economic growth in Canada.
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