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Canadian retail sales increase faster than inflation

Canadian retail sales increase faster than inflation

Gasoline stores led the way with a 17.5-per-cent spike in value on Statistics Canada's price index
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Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

FortisBC electricity bills up, gas bills down in 2024
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Northern B.C. looks ahead as mega-projects wind down

Northern B.C. looks ahead as mega-projects wind down

Senior governments hostile to resource development, the ending of major construction projects and fears of Indigenous veto among challenges
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Rob Shaw: Meet Sean Fraser, David Eby’s federal doppelganger on the housing front

Rob Shaw: Meet Sean Fraser, David Eby’s federal doppelganger on the housing front

From short-term rental crackdowns to standardized designs for homes, the federal housing minister appears to be aping B.C.’s style
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Could this one-staircase building help B.C.’s housing crisis?

Could this one-staircase building help B.C.’s housing crisis?

Industry experts say one-stair apartments could unlock more flexible means of building housing but should exceed current safety measures
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Ottawa ending earthquake notification account on Twitter

Ottawa ending earthquake notification account on Twitter

Federal government will stop updating X.com account in January
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Suit against Vancouver’s East Side Games dismissed

Suit against Vancouver’s East Side Games dismissed

Lawsuit filed by Oregon game developer dismissed by U.S. court
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B.C. companies embroiled in US$33M lawsuit over alleged failed merger

B.C. companies embroiled in US$33M lawsuit over alleged failed merger

Newmac Resources sues SignalChem Lifesciences for terminating an agreement
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First vehicle-to-grid electricity storage pilot starts in B.C.

First vehicle-to-grid electricity storage pilot starts in B.C.

Tourism company volunteers electric buses to act as energy storage for BC Hydro
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$115M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau

$115M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $115 million federal funding deal with the City of Vancouver that he said could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade.
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