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B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. Premier David Eby committed to improving natural resource extraction permit times while cautioning the business community about the perils of housing costs and their impact on employment retention.
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Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Service running between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver is part of plan to build a high-speed rail system through U.S.
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Documents allege conflict of interest inside board of delayed Squamish resort

Documents allege conflict of interest inside board of delayed Squamish resort

The conflict of interest allegations are being made against two Aquilini Investment Group execs.
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B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report

B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report

The New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade, according to a government-commissioned report highlighted Thursday by Premier David Eby.
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Lululemon sees revenue soar, gives weak holiday outlook

Lululemon sees revenue soar, gives weak holiday outlook

Company opened a net total of 14 new stores in quarter that ended Oct. 29
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Oil, gas emissions to be cut more than one-third by 2030 but offset credits allowed

Oil, gas emissions to be cut more than one-third by 2030 but offset credits allowed

OTTAWA — The oil and gas industry will have to cut emissions by more than one-third within seven years or buy offset credits under a new federal policy.
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Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

OTTAWA — The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday, warning rental and home prices could continue to rise without a boost to housing supply.
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Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Feelings about religion stagnant, but 62 per cent of men say affluence is important to their lives.
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NDP government hiding cost of taxpayer-funded defence of Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

NDP government hiding cost of taxpayer-funded defence of Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

The B.C. government sent two lawyers to a two-day B.C. Supreme Court hearing in May 2022. A third lawyer was added for the one-day appeal hearing in October of this year.  
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B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

Anthony Jackson of BridgeMark Financial Corp. successfully sought a further delay to a B.C. Securities Commission hearing wherein executive director Peter Brady alleges he committed illegal insider trading and transactions contrary to the public interest.
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