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BC Conservatives’ swift ascent stands in stark contrast to United’s 2023 stumbles, says polling

BC Conservatives’ swift ascent stands in stark contrast to United’s 2023 stumbles, says polling

The BC Conservatives should be seen as the clear winners among the opposition parties this year
B.C.'s Nisga’a Nation goes to court to evict ‘outlaws’

B.C.'s Nisga’a Nation goes to court to evict ‘outlaws’

Nisga’a say neighbouring First Nation doesn’t have legal right to occupy Nass Wildlife Area
Ship that housed Ukrainian refugees to provide worker accommodations in Squamish

Ship that housed Ukrainian refugees to provide worker accommodations in Squamish

Woodfibre LNG's upcoming floatel worker housing once was home to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
Skyrocketing 'ridiculously expensive' civic projects mean Burnaby wants experts to review costs

Skyrocketing 'ridiculously expensive' civic projects mean Burnaby wants experts to review costs

One city councillor said the projects are 'over-designed.'
Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

OTTAWA — The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish his term at the end of February.
Vancouverites owe nearly six times national average in personal debt: report

Vancouverites owe nearly six times national average in personal debt: report

Residents in Vancouver owe $360K in consumer debt per capita
Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

WASHINGTON — It's a truism in foreign-policy circles that the world learned some hard lessons from Donald Trump's volatile first term as president.
Rob Shaw: B.C.’s skyrocketing population presents daunting task for housing

Rob Shaw: B.C.’s skyrocketing population presents daunting task for housing

Record number of newcomers putting pressure on schools, hospitals and houses. B.C. is hoping Ottawa steps up to the plate.
Newsmakers 2023: How this year's labour unrest portends to 'bumpy road ahead'

Newsmakers 2023: How this year's labour unrest portends to 'bumpy road ahead'

Inflation and a tight labour market fuelled job action across B.C., according to experts
Renu Bakshi: Somewhere on the road to political correctness, we lost Christmas

Renu Bakshi: Somewhere on the road to political correctness, we lost Christmas

The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) recently created controversy with a discussion paper referring to Christmas as “religious intolerance.