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Home builders hand out Tommie gold

Home builders hand out Tommie gold

A sold out crowd of about 600 gathered for the 25th Anniversary of the Tommie Awards
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Premier, US ambassador 'optimistic' about softwood talks with Trump team

Premier, US ambassador 'optimistic' about softwood talks with Trump team

Ambassador David MacNaughton and B.C. trade representative David Emerson await Donald Trump administration's lumber trade position
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Negotiators prepare for U.S. lumber talks

Negotiators prepare for U.S. lumber talks

Two years trying engage U.S. government on softwood lumber trade have been frustrating, now bracing for Donald Trump administration
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B.C. considers business sales tax relief

B.C. considers business sales tax relief

Finance Minister Mike de Jong considers giving up $160 million in provincial sales tax revenue added to business electricity bills
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Premier shifts job focus to technology

Premier shifts job focus to technology

Technology, climate innovation replace mines and natural gas in Premier Christy Clark's blueprint for B.C. growth
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B.C. job growth confined to southwest

B.C. job growth confined to southwest

B.C. continues to lead the country in new job creation, but most areas of the province lost jobs in 2016
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B.C. lowers cap on payday loan fees

B.C. lowers cap on payday loan fees

Fee for short-term borrowing lowered to $17 per $100, a rate Public Safety Minister Mike Morris says is second lowest in Canada
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Higher home values ring in 2017

Higher home values ring in 2017

B.c. property assessments are out, showing jump in Okanagan, South Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver
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