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Budget 2023: Budget a missed opportunity for businesses, gets C- letter grade

Budget 2023: Budget a missed opportunity for businesses, gets C- letter grade

Budget didn't take steps to address concerns made by the business community, says BC Chamber of Commerce
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Budget 2023: Little in B.C. budget for retail, says industry advocate

Budget 2023: Little in B.C. budget for retail, says industry advocate

Cost of carbon-tax hikes set to dwarf other costs passed on to businesses
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Budget 2023: B.C. invests $4.2 billion in housing as part of refreshed housing plan

Budget 2023: B.C. invests $4.2 billion in housing as part of refreshed housing plan

The new plan will be announced in spring 2023 and will provide further details on how funds will be spent
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Budget 2023: B.C. budget sees red for at least three more years

Budget 2023: B.C. budget sees red for at least three more years

Budget includes new output-based carbon pricing for industry
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In the Courts: $1.5M demand for B.C. gas station delivers $1K blow to Alta. company

In the Courts: $1.5M demand for B.C. gas station delivers $1K blow to Alta. company

Centex Petroleum found to have repudiated contract with gas station’s former owner
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B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way

B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way

British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she'll release today won't be "quite as rosy" with deficits looming in the future.
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Canadian economy slowed by more than expected in Q4, contracted in December

Canadian economy slowed by more than expected in Q4, contracted in December

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy ended 2022 with a deeper slowdown than anticipated amid higher interest rates but appears to have gained momentum at the start of the new year.
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Who’s Suing Whom: Feb. 28, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: Feb. 28, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Quest University says it was caught off-guard when landlord put campus for sale

Quest University says it was caught off-guard when landlord put campus for sale

After Quest University’s president told a reporter that its landlord was aware of its troubles, the Squamish university says it was caught by surprise when Primacorp Ventures Inc. put the campus and surrounding lands up for sale.
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Layoffs signal waning strength in Web3, metaverse niches

Layoffs signal waning strength in Web3, metaverse niches

Vancouver's Dapper Labs lays off 20 per cent of workforce for second time in four months
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