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Data points: Retail spending reveals that our economy is slowing somewhat

Data points: Retail spending reveals that our economy is slowing somewhat

It is early in the slowdown as cumulative rate hikes continue to work through the economy, writes Bryan Yu
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Rob Shaw: All these kids are a headache for an NDP government atop education shortages

Rob Shaw: All these kids are a headache for an NDP government atop education shortages

The Eby government is overwhelmed by the system's needs
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Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Though we are in "play mode" with AI-powered chat bots, one expert says she is concerned Canadians are not sufficiently informing themselves on the technology, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Commitments in January haven't held up
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David Williams: Canada has a larger prosperity problem than an income inequality problem

David Williams: Canada has a larger prosperity problem than an income inequality problem

Income inequality has fallen for twenty years in Canada and B.C.
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Paul Sullivan: How city permits and fees help create unaffordable housing

Paul Sullivan: How city permits and fees help create unaffordable housing

Cities are vampires in the housing sector
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Rob Shaw: With NDP Premier David Eby's blessing, ministerial staff now make more than an MLA

Rob Shaw: With NDP Premier David Eby's blessing, ministerial staff now make more than an MLA

Political staff to NDP ministers receive larger raises than teachers, nurses and public sector
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Carson Binda: Seriously, something needs to be done about gas taxes

Carson Binda: Seriously, something needs to be done about gas taxes

Trying to tax away a global problem isn't working
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

Media executive who passed recently helped navigate the communications giant through advances in cable, Internet and sports broadcasting
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Rob Shaw: NDP minister urges resolution of Joffre Lakes park closure, unclear what that is

Rob Shaw: NDP minister urges resolution of Joffre Lakes park closure, unclear what that is

Environment Minister George Heyman calls on parties to discuss resolution
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