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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. housing strategy will not put affordable homes within reach

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. housing strategy will not put affordable homes within reach

Affordable housing is an oxymoron politicians cannot admit, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Breaking down B.C.'s new short-term rental rules: What Squamish residents need to know

Breaking down B.C.'s new short-term rental rules: What Squamish residents need to know

New rules hit Squamish as province targets vacation rentals to ease the housing crunch.
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B.C. child loses ICBC bike accident dispute

B.C. child loses ICBC bike accident dispute

Minor claimed a vehicle "drove out of a parking lot and ran him over."
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How B.C.'s new pay transparency law will reshape the job market

How B.C.'s new pay transparency law will reshape the job market

Legislation targets pay inequity, and could help with hiring and employee engagement.
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UVic says it will release guidelines on use of AI by next semester

UVic says it will release guidelines on use of AI by next semester

In the meantime, individual departments have set their own policies and put together ad-hoc solutions
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Governments should get out of home-building, Poilievre says in visit to View Royal construction site

Governments should get out of home-building, Poilievre says in visit to View Royal construction site

The federal Conservative leader, who had started the day with a fundraising breakfast in Victoria, toured a rental-housing development near Thetis Lake Park
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Opinion: Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises

Opinion: Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises

Canadians should demand greater accountability from their governments to reduce the need for last-minute humanitarian efforts in the face of climate-related disasters in their communities.
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B.C. nursing college upholds 'disgraceful' conduct decision

B.C. nursing college upholds 'disgraceful' conduct decision

B.C. Supreme Court told B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives to reconsider maternity nurse's discipline case.
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Baldrey: B.C.'s minor political parties — better to be heard or silent?

Baldrey: B.C.'s minor political parties — better to be heard or silent?

It was an off week for B.C. Greens and Conservatives, Keith Baldrey says.
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Trudeau rebuked by Netanyahu after urging 'maximum restraint' to protect civilians

Trudeau rebuked by Netanyahu after urging 'maximum restraint' to protect civilians

OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked his Canadian counterpart on social media late Tuesday, after Justin Trudeau urged Israel to protect civilian life in the brutal war it is waging on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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