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B.C. adds 4,600 jobs in November as economy braces for effects of flood disaster

B.C. adds 4,600 jobs in November as economy braces for effects of flood disaster

Full impact of floods not accounted for in StatsCan’s latest data
B.C. home sales jump in seller’s market

B.C. home sales jump in seller’s market

Consistent with the national performance, B.C. home sales increased in October following a normalizing trend through most of the summer. Multiple Listing Service sales surged 8.6% from September to reach a seasonally adjusted 9,719 units.
B.C.'s active COVID-19 infections rise as serious cases fall

B.C.'s active COVID-19 infections rise as serious cases fall

Five more die from COVID-19, raising B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 2,345
Rebuilding B.C.'s destroyed highways will account for changing climate

Rebuilding B.C.'s destroyed highways will account for changing climate

This week's atmospheric river was not as severe as predicted
Minister defends FOI concerns as InBC Crown corporation appoints first CEO

Minister defends FOI concerns as InBC Crown corporation appoints first CEO

$500m fund not subject to FOI legislation
Queen's Counsel lawyer suspended after communicating with jurors

Queen's Counsel lawyer suspended after communicating with jurors

Glenn Orris is the third QC lawyer in B.C. to be suspended this year; province has no process to revoke QC designations
Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app

Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app

The Alertable app provides location-specific warnings, including everything from road closures due to flooding and landslides to incoming extreme weather, major fires and hazardous material spills
B.C. economy poised to slow after ‘unsustainable’ 2021

B.C. economy poised to slow after ‘unsustainable’ 2021

Economists at RBC peg next year’s growth at 4.2%
B.C. COVID-19 patients in ICU falls below 100

B.C. COVID-19 patients in ICU falls below 100

Seven more COVID-19 deaths raise province's death toll to 2,340
Water will remain in Sumas lake bed for weeks, says Abbotsford mayor

Water will remain in Sumas lake bed for weeks, says Abbotsford mayor

The city recorded 540 mm of rain in November