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Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

OTTAWA — Canada's senior public health officials are urging Canadians to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall after the first shot targeting the latest variants was authorized for use on Tuesday.
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Canadians buying less is top consumer trend: BDC

Canadians buying less is top consumer trend: BDC

BDC survey conforms with recent Statistics Canada retail data.
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Mario Canseco: Significantly more B.C. families are struggling to make ends meet

Mario Canseco: Significantly more B.C. families are struggling to make ends meet

These are not indicators of a province where families are thriving, writes Mario Canseco.
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Immigrants favour urban home ownership in Metro Vancouver, poll shows

Immigrants favour urban home ownership in Metro Vancouver, poll shows

A new survey of immigrants and longtime residents shows subtle differences in where and how they would like to live in Metro Vancouver.
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Temporary foreign workers at risk for ‘slavery’ in Canada: UN rep

Temporary foreign workers at risk for ‘slavery’ in Canada: UN rep

Envoy should do 'his homework,' says agri-food labour expert
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Vancouver-based Herschel parts ways with CEO, shifts focus to selling direct to consumers

Vancouver-based Herschel parts ways with CEO, shifts focus to selling direct to consumers

Co-founders return to leadership role as backpack seller says goodbye to CEO John Hoerauf
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YVR passenger count back to within one per cent of pre-pandemic level

YVR passenger count back to within one per cent of pre-pandemic level

Vancouver Airport Authority expects about 70,989 passengers per day at airport this week
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Province sets B.C. rent cap at 3.5% for 2024

Province sets B.C. rent cap at 3.5% for 2024

The maximum rental increase is set below the inflation rate for the second year in a row.
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B.C. Ferries' fares uncertain after $500M boost runs out

B.C. Ferries' fares uncertain after $500M boost runs out

Province providing money to put a cap on ferry fare increases for four years.
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Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Urban planner Alain Bertaud, set for speaking engagements in the city this week, argues local pushback against density will be harmful in the long run
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