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Record quarter for B.C. housing starts

Record quarter for B.C. housing starts

B.C. urban-area housing starts surged in March to drive a record first quarter of activity. Starts rose 55% from 2020 as builders accelerated construction amid robust housing market demand and improving weather.
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Amazon to expand, with 2,000 new jobs in Metro Vancouver

Amazon to expand, with 2,000 new jobs in Metro Vancouver

E-commerce giant to establish new facilities in five Lower Mainland communities
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B.C. economy sheds 43,000 jobs in April

B.C. economy sheds 43,000 jobs in April

April data is the first decrease since substantial employment losses since March and April last year, according to Statistics Canada
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No payoff from $600,000-plus B.C. Securities Commission bonuses

No payoff from $600,000-plus B.C. Securities Commission bonuses

Executives were paid big bonuses on premise of major regulatory change that never happened
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B.C. sets daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations, as hospitalizations decline

B.C. sets daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations, as hospitalizations decline

Province has fewest people actively battling infections in almost six weeks: 6,802
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First case of rare blood clot linked to COVID-19 vaccine reported in B.C.

First case of rare blood clot linked to COVID-19 vaccine reported in B.C.

Cases of blood clots linked to vaccinations remain extremely rare worldwide
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Rich Coleman to return to money laundering inquiry stand

Rich Coleman to return to money laundering inquiry stand

Former B.C. cabinet minister’s earlier testimony to Cullen money laundering probe appears to clash with comments he made to media 10 years ago
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B.C. sees COVID-19 hospitalizations, active infections and new cases fall

B.C. sees COVID-19 hospitalizations, active infections and new cases fall

No new deaths keep the province's pandemic death toll at 1,597 people
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Indigenous discrimination complaint against First Nations society proceeds

Indigenous discrimination complaint against First Nations society proceeds

Court has already found wrongful dismissal, ordered $30,000 in damages
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Amid gang war, Surrey RCMP hiring freeze doesn’t concern incoming SPS chief

Amid gang war, Surrey RCMP hiring freeze doesn’t concern incoming SPS chief

About 1,000 new people move to Surrey each month. Over the past three years city council has frozen its police force in anticipation of a transition to the Surrey Police Service, which is now two years delayed
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