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Data points: B.C. consumers restrict unnecessary spending and non-farm payrolls decline

Data points: B.C. consumers restrict unnecessary spending and non-farm payrolls decline

B.C.'s job vacancy rate in October represented approximately 108,620 empty positions
Linda Coady: We need to invest in B.C.’s forestry industry as it transitions

Linda Coady: We need to invest in B.C.’s forestry industry as it transitions

B.C.'s forestry industry continues to have an outsized impact on the provincial economy
Baldrey: B.C. Hydro's ability to meet coldsnap demand may bode well for summer heat

Baldrey: B.C. Hydro's ability to meet coldsnap demand may bode well for summer heat

It appears B.C. Hydro has found an efficient way to keep the heat and lights during extreme weather events. Columnist Keith Baldrey weighs in.
Rob Shaw: BC Hydro's summertime power imports pay off during deep freeze

Rob Shaw: BC Hydro's summertime power imports pay off during deep freeze

Crown corporation criticized for importing power last year. But the move paid off as an extreme cold snap hit the province this month, according to its CEO
Trevor Hancock: The tobacco industry is lethal and needs to be stamped out

Trevor Hancock: The tobacco industry is lethal and needs to be stamped out

The tobacco industry continues to produce and market its deadly products around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries
Geoff Johnson: Aging brings new opportunities for learning

Geoff Johnson: Aging brings new opportunities for learning

Keeping the brain active and learning new, intellectually demanding skills can have significant benefits for older people
Editorial: Remembering Honest Ed and a more civil era

Editorial: Remembering Honest Ed and a more civil era

Ed Broadbent, the leader of the federal New Democratic Party, was known across Canada as Honest Ed, even among his political adversaries and voters who preferred Brian Mulroney’s Conservatives. 
Rob Shaw: Fence-sitting thrusts BC NDP into no-win scenario as overdose deaths climb

Rob Shaw: Fence-sitting thrusts BC NDP into no-win scenario as overdose deaths climb

Government’s messaging over public drug-use legislation has completely reversed as it attempts to co-opt language of Opposition, writes Rob Shaw
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Being prepared for a disaster

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Being prepared for a disaster

Nearly two-thirds of Canadians rate economy as bad, says survey

Nearly two-thirds of Canadians rate economy as bad, says survey

Only a third of Canadians trust the Bank of Canada's leader to help the economy.