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BlackBerry passport, iPhones and the stock market

BlackBerry passport, iPhones and the stock market

The Canadian stock market rallied after a week of slides, thanks in part to BlackBerry
Uber has city's ear as taxi review sought

Uber has city's ear as taxi review sought

Vancouver needs more cabs, but whether Uber will be part of an expansion is still unknown
North American markets tumble amid stock ‘fatigue’

North American markets tumble amid stock ‘fatigue’

A correction in the markets appears very possible as North American stocks deal with “fatigue” in the wake of economic recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
Vancouver’s huge income-to-home-price gap will continue to challenge city: planner

Vancouver’s huge income-to-home-price gap will continue to challenge city: planner

Rising home prices; incomes below those in other Canadian cities; falling voter rates: just a few of the challenges Vancouver faces heading into the 21st century
B.C. sees below-average wage growth over the past year: StatsCan

B.C. sees below-average wage growth over the past year: StatsCan

The average weekly earnings for workers in British Columbia grew by 3.1% in the 12 months to July
Response to FOI requests getting worse

Response to FOI requests getting worse

The British Columbia government is doing a bangup job of providing the public information – just not necessarily the information the public wants, when it wants it.
B.C. shoppers did more retail spending in July than a year ago

B.C. shoppers did more retail spending in July than a year ago

British Columbians opened their wallets little more in July than they did a year ago
High cost of poverty can't be ignored, doctor argues

High cost of poverty can't be ignored, doctor argues

Toronto doctor Gary Bloch is making a house call to Vancouver this week, and he’s come armed with a prescription for poverty
Plane truths about the environmental impact of air travel

Plane truths about the environmental impact of air travel

Is anyone else having this conversation as we turn the corner into fall and winter?
Core of B.C. teachers union in serious need of housecleaning

Core of B.C. teachers union in serious need of housecleaning

The abusive power of the neo-Marxist ideologues who have dominated the core of the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) for decades must be crushed