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B.C. Budget 2014: Government forecasts small surplus, creates LNG tax model

B.C. Budget 2014: Government forecasts small surplus, creates LNG tax model

British Columbia Finance Minister Mike de Jong presented a budget that contained little in the way of policy, spending or taxation changes, but introduced a long-awaited tax model for the province's nascent liquified natural gas sector.
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Family business report: New Family Law Act has important property ownership implications for business owners

Family business report: New Family Law Act has important property ownership implications for business owners

These new rules have startling implications on the division of property
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B.C. Budget 2014: Smokers hit with tax; money earmarked for cancer research

B.C. Budget 2014: Smokers hit with tax; money earmarked for cancer research

B.C. smokers got a tongue lashing from the province's finance minister today in addition to a $0.72 increase on a pack of smokes.
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External economic alerts for Canada

External economic alerts for Canada

U.S monetary policy; Europe's growth prospects; Japan's struggle to survive
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Lawsuit alleges Vancouver mayor in conflict of interest over HootSuite lease

Lawsuit alleges Vancouver mayor in conflict of interest over HootSuite lease

Ties between city and social media company called into question
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BC Place Stadium cost overruns at issue in Supreme Court trial

BC Place Stadium cost overruns at issue in Supreme Court trial

Multimillions in claims at stake in dispute between French cable installer and Canam Group
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James Moore talks taxes at VBOT

James Moore talks taxes at VBOT

Industry Minister James Moore spoke of tax relief measures and Economic Action Plan 2014 in his address to the Vancouver Board of Trade February 14.
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Credit union votes on board of directors’ future compensation

Credit union votes on board of directors’ future compensation

It’s up to members of Coast Capital Savings to decide whether they want to change the way its board of directors is compensated.
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Moving company claims lost business due to Better Business Bureau bad mouthing online

Moving company claims lost business due to Better Business Bureau bad mouthing online

GSSK International Movers Ltd. is suing the Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia for defamation over statements that appear on the bureau’s website.
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B.C. businesses back federal budget's skills focus

B.C. businesses back federal budget's skills focus

B.C. business groups approve of the federal government's focus on skills training in its 2014 budget.
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