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Richmond entrepreneur donates $10M to give hospital much-needed 'facelift'

Richmond entrepreneur donates $10M to give hospital much-needed 'facelift'

The donation from Dan On, founder of Dan-D Foods Ltd., will fund a second CT scanner, new rooms
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Court battle continues over sunken accommodation lodge off Quadra Island

Court battle continues over sunken accommodation lodge off Quadra Island

A judge previously ordered two defendants to remove a barge the province said was illegally moored
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Rob Shaw: NDP minister urges resolution of Joffre Lakes park closure, unclear what that is

Rob Shaw: NDP minister urges resolution of Joffre Lakes park closure, unclear what that is

Environment Minister George Heyman calls on parties to discuss resolution
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Sports tickets for B.C. stock dealers leads to $300K penalty, bans

Sports tickets for B.C. stock dealers leads to $300K penalty, bans

Jeffrey David McCord and Martin David Lang are temporarily barred from high-level positions at registered companies for allowing Vertex to improperly incentivize dealers.
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The grass that's greener in drought-stricken B.C. might have been painted

The grass that's greener in drought-stricken B.C. might have been painted

Lawn watering was prohibited in Metro Vancouver's 23 local authority regions on Aug. 4, with the ban in place until Oct.15.
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Infrastructure woes face B.C.'s Shuswap and Okanagan communities, hard hit by fires

Infrastructure woes face B.C.'s Shuswap and Okanagan communities, hard hit by fires

Officials in B.C.'s Shuswap and Okanagan regions are shifting some of their attention from wildfire response to the challenges of recovery, although crews continue to fight out-of-control blazes.
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B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

Media executive who passed recently helped navigate the communications giant through advances in cable, Internet and sports broadcasting
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Province of B.C. says it's spent $585M so far this year fighting wildfires

Province of B.C. says it's spent $585M so far this year fighting wildfires

The B.C. government has spent more than half a billion dollars so far this year fighting a historically bad wildfire season, and that number is expected to continue to rise in the coming weeks as hundreds of blazes continue to burn. B.C.
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Vancouver woman sues TD Waterhouse for $389K over alleged unauthorized transactions

Vancouver woman sues TD Waterhouse for $389K over alleged unauthorized transactions

Pearl Cheng claims bank allowed incorrect, unauthorized or erroneous orders to be placed
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B.C. facing prolonged economic slowdown: think tank

B.C. facing prolonged economic slowdown: think tank

Per capita GDP growth not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026
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