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Museum Musings: Need a lift?

Museum Musings: Need a lift?

When Whistler Mountain opened for skiing during the winter of 1965-66, it had four lifts, all supplied by GMD Mueller of Switzerland.
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Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

As a skills shortage worsens every year, thousands of qualified workers have been sidelined by bureaucratic inertia and bogus requirements that were imposed in a different age
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Many British Columbians are beginning to question B.C.’s carbon tax, poll finds

Many British Columbians are beginning to question B.C.’s carbon tax, poll finds

In 2023, 62 per cent of British Columbians say the province's carbon tax has negatively affected their household finances
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U.S. court honours Canadian rulings on fugitive Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel

U.S. court honours Canadian rulings on fugitive Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel

B.C. Supreme Court orders have been given full force and effect in the U.S.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Housing policy in B.C.

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Housing policy in B.C.

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Province made wise move by restricting short-term rentals, says prof

Province made wise move by restricting short-term rentals, says prof

Mark Holland says the move was needed to stop the proliferation of short-term rental units amid an affordable-housing shortage
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Opinion: The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data

Opinion: The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data

Our online data is inevitably intertwined with the data of others. Current protections are ill-equipped to address this reality and manage the far-ranging impacts of data breaches.
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Canada needs to curb its import-export swap to make seafood sustainable

Canada needs to curb its import-export swap to make seafood sustainable

Most of the fish or shellfish Canadians do eat is imported, yet consumers have little clarity about how sustainable those products may be.
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Owl that attacked toddler at Burnaby park should be destroyed: dad

Owl that attacked toddler at Burnaby park should be destroyed: dad

Father and wildlife biologist Brent Matsuda, whose two-year-old son was attacked by a barred owl at Squint Lake Park Saturday, said the bird has become a public safety concern.
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Burnaby highrise balcony fire likely sparked by e-scooter battery: fire dept

Burnaby highrise balcony fire likely sparked by e-scooter battery: fire dept

Hillside West strata council president Leo Buonassisi says the strata will discuss the Oct. 16 balcony fire at its next meeting but will hold off action on e-scooters and e-bikes until after hearing from the fire department.
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