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B.C. construction industry taps $10M to help battle worker shortages

B.C. construction industry taps $10M to help battle worker shortages

Initiative has registered 1,329 apprentices and given funding to 700 employers
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Nearly $1B in wildfire costs helps to push B.C.'s projected deficit to $6.7B

Nearly $1B in wildfire costs helps to push B.C.'s projected deficit to $6.7B

The new projection of $6.7B comes as Finance Minister Katrine Conroy releases the province's first-quarterly report for 2023-24
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Canfor forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George

Canfor forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George

Vancouver-based forestry firm not revealing the contracting firm nor the helicopter's owner
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First Nation leaders tell new fisheries minister to shut down fish farms

First Nation leaders tell new fisheries minister to shut down fish farms

Transition plan for salmon farms in B.C. expected to be finalized soon
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Physician assistants could soon be licensed to work in B.C.

Physician assistants could soon be licensed to work in B.C.

Assistants, who work under the supervision of doctors, are already licensed to practice in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta
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B.C.-India business trips delayed amid ongoing national diplomatic dispute

B.C.-India business trips delayed amid ongoing national diplomatic dispute

B.C. business leaders say trade activity continues but India’s suspension of visa-processing services for Canadians has frustrated in-person relationship building
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B.C.’s fastest-growing companies seeing sales soar between 2018 and 2022

B.C.’s fastest-growing companies seeing sales soar between 2018 and 2022

Acquisitions, commodity prices and pandemic peculiarities all helped businesses grow their revenue
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B.C.'s Resource Municipalities Coalition to dissolve by the end of December

B.C.'s Resource Municipalities Coalition to dissolve by the end of December

Originally established in 2014, the initiative will come to an end on Dec. 31, 2023. The Northern Rockies has been a long-time partner of the coalition.
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Canadian pot companies cheer as U.S. Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms

Canadian pot companies cheer as U.S. Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms

Cannabis companies looking forward to reforms in the U.S. that would allow them to expand stateside
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Ottawa has spent at least six figures in legal fees to contest information disclosure orders

Ottawa has spent at least six figures in legal fees to contest information disclosure orders

The federal government has fought five Information Commissioner orders to disclose information since June 2019
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