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Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Critics have said the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages are colonial and do not engage with Indigenous Peoples on an equal footing.
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Data points: B.C. retail sales show strength as U.S. monthly visitors drop off

Data points: B.C. retail sales show strength as U.S. monthly visitors drop off

Canadians spent more on cars and goods at the end of 2023 despite economic concerns
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Les Leyne: We're nearing the bottom of B.C. Hydro's bag of tricks to keep rates low

Les Leyne: We're nearing the bottom of B.C. Hydro's bag of tricks to keep rates low

B.C. Hydro needs an ocean of new money sooner rather than later.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. NDP prepares for heated nomination battle in Vancouver

Rob Shaw: B.C. NDP prepares for heated nomination battle in Vancouver

Endorsements fly as Reimer, Boyle battle for NDP nomination
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Only half of Canadians trust Ottawa to launch pharmacare, poll finds

Only half of Canadians trust Ottawa to launch pharmacare, poll finds

Canadians support a national pharmacare program. Can Ottawa deliver it?
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Baldrey: Will B.C.'s new patient ratio system help ease health care pressures?

Baldrey: Will B.C.'s new patient ratio system help ease health care pressures?

Columnist Keith Baldrey believes the province's recent policy announcement regarding nurses have promising potential.
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Rob Shaw: Is B.C. ready to lead the way on firefighter safety?

Rob Shaw: Is B.C. ready to lead the way on firefighter safety?

Green MLA Adam Olsen says B.C. firefighters deserve gear free of harmful chemicals
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Opinion: Housing redevelopments must also consider business needs

Opinion: Housing redevelopments must also consider business needs

For the dozens of businesses in the area, the Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development creates some uncertainty
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Rob Shaw: Eby's house-flipping tax likely to fizzle

Rob Shaw: Eby's house-flipping tax likely to fizzle

B.C.'s new housing flipping tax might not add up to much more than an election gimmick
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Opinion: Why Coquitlam is lobbying for skills training and business tax fairness

Opinion: Why Coquitlam is lobbying for skills training and business tax fairness

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart on how the city is addressing business and property tax challenges
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