Business
Computer system cost control needed: auditor
Auditor General Carol Bellringer says big computer upgrades are a problem the world over, not just at ICBC and the B.C. health ministry
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Central Coast ferry service to be upgraded
New vessel would replace MV Nimpkish on Bella Bella-Bella Coola run, provide 'high end' service to Great Bear Rainforest
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B.C. plots strategy for wood products exports
Sales to China decline as Canada-US softwood lumber talks near deadline for possible US trade action
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Libs looking at foreign workers for liquefied gas projects
Federal labour minister advised to allow temporary foreign workers as a backup to Canadians as B.C. aims to build LNG plants
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Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump
Asian demand for B.C. wood products peaked in 2013, analyst says China sales on pace for 50 per cent drop
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B.C. approves Valemount glacier resort plan
Designer of Kicking Horse and Jumbo resorts gets approval to proceed with $175 million project east of Prince George
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Banks Island miners face 18 pollution charges
Gold mine near Prince Rupert shut down last summer for permit violations, owners charged for failing to report spill
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Aerial mineral survey gets underway
Geoscience BC starts its largest ever aerial survey to detect magnetic materials via local disturbances in Earth's magnetic field
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Business pushing back on CPP expansion
B.C. stands in the way of Justin Trudeau government's plan to hike Canada Pension Plan contributions, but likely not for long
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Brides, bands allowed back on farmland
No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick
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