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How a ‘pragmatic’ Horgan reshaped BC NDP’s economic identity

How a ‘pragmatic’ Horgan reshaped BC NDP’s economic identity

Party’s reputation as ‘big spenders’ and ‘debt raisers’ shifted under Horgan’s leadership
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B.C. premier says he'll step aside as NDP leader, won't seek re-election

B.C. premier says he'll step aside as NDP leader, won't seek re-election

B.C. Premier John Horgan, the first two-term NDP leader of the province, has announced he will not run in the next election and there will be a leadership convention in the fall to select a new party leader
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B.C. economic growth to shrink in half in 2023 as inflation, labour woes take toll: Deloitte

B.C. economic growth to shrink in half in 2023 as inflation, labour woes take toll: Deloitte

GDP growth to plummet from 3.5% to 1.7% between 2022 and 2023
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Surrey mayoral hopeful Jinny Sims loses council candidate

Surrey mayoral hopeful Jinny Sims loses council candidate

Surrey Forward campaign manager said party council candidate Jim Bennett has resigned, but Bennett himself denies he has quit
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Ottawa pledges $29.3m to build $400m Vancouver Art Gallery

Ottawa pledges $29.3m to build $400m Vancouver Art Gallery

Total fundraising has now exceeded $280 million
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What B.C.’s money laundering inquiry said about real estate prices and regulations

What B.C.’s money laundering inquiry said about real estate prices and regulations

Nearly half of Commissioner Austin Cullen's recommendations are directly or indirectly related to real estate regulations in B.C. despite inconclusive findings.
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Lawsuit of the week: City of Prince George sues insurance company over denial of pandemic-related business interruption coverage

Lawsuit of the week: City of Prince George sues insurance company over denial of pandemic-related business interruption coverage

The City of Prince George is suing the Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, claiming the insurance company wrongfully denied business interruption coverage for devastating revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UPDATED: Judge upholds Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

UPDATED: Judge upholds Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a petition aimed at finding Premier John Horgan and Lt. Gov. Janet Austin broke the law by scheduling an election a year early in 2020.
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Journalist ordered to steer clear of past Law Society of BC president

Journalist ordered to steer clear of past Law Society of BC president

A man who has reported for the The New York Times has been ordered to stay away from a former Law Society of BC president and his mother-in-law.
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Economic side of 'Green New Deal' launches in B.C., says federal minister

Economic side of 'Green New Deal' launches in B.C., says federal minister

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson spoke to Glacier Media about the government's plant to usher in a decarbonized economy.
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