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Proper preparation can help soften the blow from an unexpected financial setback

Proper preparation can help soften the blow from an unexpected financial setback

You can rarely predict them; the best you can do is prepare for them. Financial setbacks can be devastating, whether it's a job loss or divorce, injury and illness or long-term disability.
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British Columbians prefer FIFA, Summer Olympics bid over second Winter Games, says polling

British Columbians prefer FIFA, Summer Olympics bid over second Winter Games, says polling

Transparency concerns cloud potential costs of Vancouver hosting major sporting events
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Les Leyne: Public safety overlooked in decriminalization

Les Leyne: Public safety overlooked in decriminalization

Pilot program preparation failed to anticipate uncontrollable increase in public drug use and its impact.
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NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises

NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises

The federal government says the task force it created to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices has not conducted any probes and doesn't have a mandate to take enforcement action.
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Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

VANCOUVER — Confused shoppers milled around the front of a London Drugs store in downtown Vancouver on Monday, some wondering aloud why they couldn't access the store to get prescriptions or buy hair dye.
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Could the London Drugs cyberattack impact customer data at Metro Vancouver stores?

Could the London Drugs cyberattack impact customer data at Metro Vancouver stores?

What you need to know about getting your prescriptions and if the likelihood your data might be affected.
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Federal addictions minister says B.C. public decriminalization reversal under review

Federal addictions minister says B.C. public decriminalization reversal under review

OTTAWA — It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot project to help curb concerns over public drug
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Hayley Woodin Hastings: Thirty-five years have changed much at BIV – but not everything

Hayley Woodin Hastings: Thirty-five years have changed much at BIV – but not everything

B.C.'s leading voice in business news celebrates its 35th anniversary this year
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Jason Tse named new chair of Richmond Chamber of Commerce

Jason Tse named new chair of Richmond Chamber of Commerce

Tse has worked as the manager of cargo development at Vancouver Airport Authority since 2019
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Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures.
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