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B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

Provincials housing minister assigns number, type of housing targets for 10 municipalities across B.C.
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Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

OTTAWA — The federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Tuesday.
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Quest University sale details redacted from newly disclosed agreements

Quest University sale details redacted from newly disclosed agreements

Significant information regarding Capilano University’s acquisition of the troubled Squamish school were censored from records disclosed under freedom of information law
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B.C. could learn from New Zealand city's housing policy: BCREA

B.C. could learn from New Zealand city's housing policy: BCREA

Housing lessons from New Zealand could provide a blueprint for Eby’s Homes for People plan
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Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt

Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt

CALGARY — An activist investor that had been urging Parkland Corp. to sell or spin off its Burnaby refinery earlier this year is back with a set of new recommendations for the Calgary-based company.
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B.C. salary growth to top other provinces this year: survey

B.C. salary growth to top other provinces this year: survey

Telus Health survey projects base salary increases across Canada to be 3.6% in 2024
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Exploration permit for B.C. mine rejected based on Tahltan objections

Exploration permit for B.C. mine rejected based on Tahltan objections

Tahltan First Nation rejected the Latham copper-gold exploration project north of Red Chris mine
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Single B.C. legal regulator legislation delayed to spring 2024

Single B.C. legal regulator legislation delayed to spring 2024

A new, single regulator for legal service providers would be in line with regulatory changes to other professions in B.C. over the past three years; but lawyers have voiced concerns about independence from government.
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Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood
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B.C. allows cannabis producers to give samples to retailers

B.C. allows cannabis producers to give samples to retailers

Legal change takes effect immediately, comes in time for a Victoria conference in October.
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