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Opinion: Canada should support Taiwan joining UN climate change efforts

Opinion: Canada should support Taiwan joining UN climate change efforts

Small nations can make big impacts on climate solutions
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Risk of crane accidents on the rise amid B.C. construction boom

Risk of crane accidents on the rise amid B.C. construction boom

WorkSafeBC says there are up to 400 tower cranes currently operating in B.C.; despite new regulations and penalties, safety incidents persist.
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Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

VANCOUVER — Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 — but only one was eventually determined to be in breach of the ban.
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How B.C.'s cleantech startups are cracking resource sector challenges

How B.C.'s cleantech startups are cracking resource sector challenges

Half of the firms on Foresight Canada’s Top 50 list are B.C.-based companies
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Opinion: Economic growth is the only way out of B.C.’s financial mess

Opinion: Economic growth is the only way out of B.C.’s financial mess

Housing crisis, fiscal mismanagement and stalled private-sector growth demand decisive action from Premier David Eby
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B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

The trip to Los Angeles will include Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey and Nina Krieger, the Parliamentary secretary for arts and film.
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S&P/TSX composite inches higher on energy strength Wednesday, U.S. markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite inches higher on energy strength Wednesday, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index crept higher Wednesday thanks to strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, recovering from larger losses earlier in the day ahead of earnings from Nvidia expected after the bell.
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B.C.’s Site C dam comes on stream as new cabinet looks to secure power for AI, critical minerals

B.C.’s Site C dam comes on stream as new cabinet looks to secure power for AI, critical minerals

When it becomes fully operational, slated for the fall of 2025, the Site C dam will provide 1,100 megawatts of capacity and increase BC Hydro’s supply by 8 per cent
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Thind Properties project placed into receivership, two more developments under threat

Thind Properties project placed into receivership, two more developments under threat

District Northwest is latest casualty in wave of insolvencies across B.C. and Canada
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. The S&P 500 ended barely changed Wednesday after trading lower for much of the day.
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