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From smooth ride to wild slide: Inside the SkyTrain escalator pile-up

From smooth ride to wild slide: Inside the SkyTrain escalator pile-up

Regulator blames oil-starved, misaligned part on Granville SkyTrain station accident that injured three last year.
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B.C. lifts fee on beneficial land ownership data

B.C. lifts fee on beneficial land ownership data

Dropping $5.25 search fee should expand access for groups seeking to conduct due diligence and anti-money laundering investigations in the B.C. housing sector, advocates argue.
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Business owners oppose City of Vancouver proposal for Davie Street

Business owners oppose City of Vancouver proposal for Davie Street

Online survey asks residents if they support widening sidewalks, removing parking spots
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Rob Shaw: BC United, NDP present clashing visions for solving housing crisis

Rob Shaw: BC United, NDP present clashing visions for solving housing crisis

B.C.'s political parties at odds over handling the housing crisis as they unveil plans this past week
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Personal and household goods help boost December wholesale sales: Statistics Canada

Personal and household goods help boost December wholesale sales: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.3 per cent to $82.9 billion in December.
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Downtown Victoria businesses now eligible for up to $10,000 to improve storefronts

Downtown Victoria businesses now eligible for up to $10,000 to improve storefronts

The program previously capped the amount at $2,500 and required at least 50 per cent of a street block to participate
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'Magic Johnson' investment scam nets B.C. fraudster market ban

'Magic Johnson' investment scam nets B.C. fraudster market ban

Jeffrey Shaughnessy admitted to duping investors and has now received a market ban from the B.C. Securities Commission.
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Doubling the grid: Canada's $2T energy challenge

Doubling the grid: Canada's $2T energy challenge

Nuclear power, natural gas essential to decarbonization, according to experts attending Globe Forum in Vancouver
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Surge in illegal Airbnbs frustrates Richmond resident

Surge in illegal Airbnbs frustrates Richmond resident

City of Richmond bylaw complaints related to short-term rentals increased by almost 500 per cent in 2023.
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Business council forecasts slower growth of 0.7 per cent in B.C. ahead of budget

Business council forecasts slower growth of 0.7 per cent in B.C. ahead of budget

VANCOUVER — A new report ahead of next week's B.C. budget is forecasting slower economic growth for the province this year.
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