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Rob Shaw: Health cuts, drug dens and tolls. How false claims lead B.C. election campaign

Rob Shaw: Health cuts, drug dens and tolls. How false claims lead B.C. election campaign

A look at the claims party leaders have made.
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Opinion: Businesses should keep advocating in politically uncertain times

Opinion: Businesses should keep advocating in politically uncertain times

Strategic advocacy can help inform policymaking and ensure economic concerns are heard
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Opinion: B.C. building permits soar as Vancouver shifts into buyers’ market

Opinion: B.C. building permits soar as Vancouver shifts into buyers’ market

Expect slow but steady market conditions to continue through much of the fourth quarter
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Opinion: Chronic government neglect has spurred Downtown Eastside's economic decline

Opinion: Chronic government neglect has spurred Downtown Eastside's economic decline

As Gastown and Chinatown receive local and provincial funding, a deliberate lack of investment in Vancouver's DTES neighbourhood has enabled a downward spiral of economic disinvestment and decline
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Climate concerns fade as survey shows BC NDP voters rethinking carbon tax

Climate concerns fade as survey shows BC NDP voters rethinking carbon tax

Once a rallying point, the carbon tax now faces opposition from nearly half of BC NDP voters as the province grapples with competing priorities
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Opinion: B.C’s energy debate needs less heat and more fact

Opinion: B.C’s energy debate needs less heat and more fact

Those concerned about B.C.'s electricity crunch fail to account for increased efficiency in the system
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Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close B.C.'s overdose prevention sites

Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close B.C.'s overdose prevention sites

Promise draws criticism from Eby, Furstenau.
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Opinion: Prompt payment laws have been recommended repeatedly—B.C. needs them now

Opinion: Prompt payment laws have been recommended repeatedly—B.C. needs them now

This kind of legislation was passed in Ontario seven years ago and is now standard in most Canadian provinces
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Opinion: Cherry-picked job numbers paint deceptive picture of B.C. economy

Opinion: Cherry-picked job numbers paint deceptive picture of B.C. economy

B.C. government hails job growth, but a closer look reveals a stagnant private sector and a wave of out-migration
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Roger Dall’Antonia: B.C.’s lower-carbon energy future will require balance

Roger Dall’Antonia: B.C.’s lower-carbon energy future will require balance

Record investments in energy efficiency and renewable natural gas programs are pushing B.C. toward a greener energy future, argues FortisBC CEO
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