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Mario Canseco: Five years later, B.C. remains among most supportive of COVID-19 measures

Five years ago, Canadians grappled with the realization that their daily lives would be altered. What began in the form of quick media stories on a...

yesterday 5

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Mario Canseco

Opinion: B.C.’s fiscal deterioration is accelerating, and a trade war won’t help

The rapid deterioration in B.C.’s finances since 2021 has drawn rising concern not only from taxpayers but from global credit rating agencies....

yesterday 5

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David Williams & Jairo Yunis

Bryan Yu: B.C. inflation accelerates as home sales retreat for a third month

B.C.’s inflation rate accelerated in February, corresponding with a strong national increase. On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation rose to...

previous day 10

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Bryan Yu

Rob Shaw: No pinching pennies in B.C. health care as Ballem bills taxpayers $1.8M

The high-priced consultant the B.C. government has hired to find savings in the health-care system has billed taxpayers almost $1.4 million the...

previous day 2

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Rob Shaw

Opinion: NDP's fast-tracking isn’t enough to fix B.C.’s mining woes

To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Premier David Eby has pledged to boost British Columbia’s economy by fast-tracking natural...

tuesday 9

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Julio Mejia & Elmira Aliakbari

Rob Shaw: NDP's cost-savings plan for health care starts with $400K salary

There’s great irony in government launching a cost-saving review by appointing a new person with an almost $400,000 salary to oversee it. But if...

tuesday 20

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Rob Shaw

Mario Canseco: Polling shows Carney gaining trust, Poilievre stalling on trade war

As this column is being written, a set of tariffs implemented by the United States is supposed to come into force on April 2. In an American...

tuesday 7

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Mario Canseco

Rob Shaw: Fixes to Eby's controversial tariff bill don't go far enough, say business leaders

Premier David Eby’s decision to back down on the most contentious clause of his anti-tariff legislation has deflated what was a crisis situation...

31.03.2025 3

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Rob Shaw

Opinion: Policy to blame as B.C.'s forestry squeeze gets worse

Another wave of sawmill closures swept across British Columbia in 2024, from West Fraser's Fraser Lake facility to Canfor's operations in Polar,...

31.03.2025 5

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Jerome Gessaroli

Rob Shaw: Eby's power grab collapses under mounting pressure

Premier David Eby backed down on his controversial anti-tariff legislation Friday, after a chorus of critics, including two former premiers, an...

29.03.2025 30

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Rob Shaw