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The Future of BC: Gavin Dew on Politics, Economy & Conservatives

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News Read: As markets rise, many Canadians are left behind

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News Read: Federal-provincial condo 'bailout' provokes furious criticism

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News Read: PBO projects $10B surge in federal personnel expenses

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News Read: Strikes and mandates in Metro Vancouver during FIFA

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News Read: Housing, jobs, and the economy fuel a tighter race between the BC Conservatives and NDP.

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News Read: A 10 percent additional tariff has been imposed on Canada by the Trump administration. What does it mean?

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News Read: Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the new leader of the BC Conservatives. What does her political background look like?

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News Read: While youth employment grew in most provinces, BC recorded the largest decline in the country

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How Purdys Became Canada’s Most Iconic Chocolate Brand

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Ukraine, Syria & Information Warfare | Aaron Maté Interview

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Dallas Stars Owner Tom Gaglardi on Winning, Business & Canada

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News Read: Carney brings Canada’s Ukraine funding to $25B with new $270M military commitment

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News Read: DRIPA backlash grows in BC, business confidence sinks

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News Read: BC is handing $6.75 million to manufacturers

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News Read: BC taxpayers are footing the bill for government vehicle leases

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News Read: British Columbia’s finances took another hit

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News Read: BC’s global trade offices cost millions — but key details remain hidden

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News Read: Kamloops Residential School Search Could Take Decades

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News Read: Moody’s downgrades BC’s credit rating as deficits grow, debt surges and fiscal management weakens.

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News Read: The group behind a class-action lawsuit against BC’s COVID-19

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Ottawa storing 21 million expired pandemic PPE items, costing taxpayers millions

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News Read: Reports raise concerns about taxes, waste fees and affordability in BC

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News Read: Proposed amendments to BC’s freedom of information law are drawing criticism from opposition MLAs and transparency advocates.

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BC MLA Elenore Sturko on Land, Power and Politics in BC

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News Read: Canada’s new defence strategy is about more than military spending.

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News Read: The BC government wants a $400-million fund to invest in private-sector projects

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News Read: Opposition slams Eby government over record deficit and rising debt.

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News Read: The Liberals are gaining support as Canadians harden their stance toward the US, according to new data.

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News Read: BC forecasts a record $13.3B deficit as debt climbs to $189B and taxes increase.

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News Read: BC’s 2035 gas-car mandate and luxury vehicle surface.

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News Read: Manufacturing consent: Iran, information warfare, and Canada

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News Read: Liberals open 13-point lead over Conservatives: poll

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News Read: BC Ferries redevelopment $42M over budget, failed redaction shows

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News Read: BC completes $44M elementary school, costs far more reasonable

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News Read: Ottawa signals major federal workforce reductions ahead

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Is Canada Worth Saving? Niels Veldhuis Lays It Out

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News Read: BC ends decriminalization pilot, effectiveness remains unclear

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News Read: Vancouver grants $75k for language revitalization amid cost concerns

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Why Do BC Ophthalmologists Make So Much Money?

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How to Create a Real Estate and Travel Empire with U. Gary Charlwood

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News Read: Federally funded housing project advances amid growing construction costs

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News Read: OPINION: Carney offers a new view of Canadian foreign policy

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News Read: Public money and private interests at the African Descent Society BC

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News Read: Building permits fall nationally as Ottawa pushes housing

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News Read: Canada’s quiet hand in Venezuela

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News Read: Lower Mainland property values see a slide, assessment shows

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News Read: Can AI influence elections? New research says it already is

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News Read: Privatisation of Canadian airports? What would that look like

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Is BC Failing Its Farmers?

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News Read: Cataract surgeries cost BC $26M a year on average, analysis finds

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News Read: How Canada’s big banks shape the housing crisis

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News Read: BC can’t say how much it collects in luxury car tax, inquiry reveals

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Will AI Replace You? SalesCloser AI's Ali Tajskandar Offers His Take

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News Read: OPINION: Why is Carney making Canadians pay more for Chinese EVs?

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News Read: BC ranks last in per-capita economic performance, report finds

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News Read: Chiefs revolt against Alberta pipeline, Carney forced to the table

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News Read: PNE Amphitheatre Cost Soars to $184M—Triple Original Estimate

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News Read: Canada secures billion-dollar defence deal — but control still sits in the US

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News Read: BC approves $65M elementary school, far above past costs

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News Read: Canada issues over 50% fewer study permits to Indians

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News Read: Ottawa’s $450-million question: What are we funding in Haiti?

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News Read: Sim’s 2026 budget cuts arts and climate, increases emergency spending

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News Read: Rents fall across BC, but Vancouver remains Canada’s most expensive city

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Is BC Falling Apart? Mayor Brad West Breaks It Down

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News Read: BC grape farmers report surplus amid influx of US imports

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News Read: Carney unveils the 2026 budget, what does BC get?

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News Read: After Years of Hostility, Carney Opens the Door to Beijing

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News Read: Canadians show steady support for MAID laws, but unease lingers over moral boundaries

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News Read: A King in all but name? An analysis of Canadian prime ministerial power

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News Read: City of Vancouver orders 1,400 employees back amid return to office

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BC's Construction Landscape with Bryan Reid

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News Read: BC pledges $12M for Indigenous language revitalization, lacks plan to measure success

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News Read: BCGEU strike could cost liquor stores $250M, businesses warn

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News Read: OPINION: Ottawa’s $12 million fix for a problem it created

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News Read: TransLink Bus Rapid Transit expansion at impasse, despite approvals

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News Read: BC gained 7,800 jobs, economy still sluggish, survey shows

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News Read: BC legislature opens amid $12B deficit, strike and political turmoil

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News Read: UVic housing project costs $178M, way above peers in Canada

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News Read: Metro Vancouver board payouts reach tens of thousands, analysis shows

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Canada’s Complicated Relationship with Saudi Arabia

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Uncovering Ballet with Chan Hon Goh

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News Read: BC homeless count: communities see rise despite $19B housing push

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News Read: Poll: 62 percent still see Canadian economy as poor, inflation fears persist

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News Read: US greenlights Canadian purchase of HIMARS, undercutting 'Canada First' claims

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News Read: BC awards more funding support for local home building, despite lagging progress

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News Read: BC public sector workforce grew 50 percent since 2016, analysis shows

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News Read: OPINION: Why are we falling behind America?

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News Read: Elections Canada chief admits ‘unacceptable’ failures in April vote

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News Read: Why do ophthalmologists make so much money in BC?

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News Read: Eby defends $450K comedian contract as BC runs record deficit

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News Read: Eby tied for second-least popular premier as approval hits new low

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News Read: BCGEU strike grows as government standoff continues

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News Read: Eby urges end to temporary foreign worker program

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News Read: Canadian immigration on pace to exceed government target, data shows

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News Read: Canada must catch up to US on domestic manufacturing, says Robertson

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News Read: Canadians are avoiding America at an unprecedented rate

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Are Canada's provincial trade offices worth the price tag?

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News Read: Canada Post reports record $407M loss as labour dispute drags on

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News Read: OPINION: Why are we so separated?

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News Read: Mayor Ken Sim accused of breaching City's conduct code

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News Read: Feds invest over a billion into lumber sector as American tariffs loom

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News Read: Festival shutdown in Vancouver tied to questions of government funding

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News Read: BC bills Ottawa for illegal drug lab cleanup

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What's the issue with short-term rentals?

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News Read: BC Conservatives fundraising below expectations, disclosures show

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News Read: New Canadian renters survey has depressing implications

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News Read: BC government debt jumps $10.6B above budget, watchdog warns

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News Read: BC debt grows, Province lacks clear plan to address it

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News Read: REPORT: 16,000 jobs lost in BC last month

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News Read: BC Loses Thousands to Alberta Amid Cost and Wage Strain

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News Read: Private Nursing Agencies Cashed In While BC Hospitals Struggled

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News Read: Vancouver Housing Designated ‘Impossibly Unaffordable,’ Survey Shows

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Big Bad Boo: Canada Spent $6M on Cartoons. Why Can’t We See the Details?

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News Read: Why Does This City Manager Make So Much Money?

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Examining BC Real Estate with Steve Saretsky

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News Read: BC Municipalities Are Behind Housing Supply Benchmarks, Analysis Shows

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News Read: Feds Confirm End to Safer Supply Funding as Drug Deaths Mount

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News Read: Carney’s Gov’t Touts ‘Significant’ Trade Missions—Whatever That Means

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News Read: BC Unveils Mortgage Reforms to Fight Fraud — But Critics Say It's Too Late

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News Read: BC Youth Struggle Finding Employment, Labour Data Shows

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News Read: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim Spends Big on Transport, Food, and Office Supplies, City Docs Reveal

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News Read: BC Govt Reverses Course on Supportive Housing Safety

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News Read: Canada Spent $20M on Tanzanian Schools, but Where Did the Money Go?

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News Read: BC Farmers Suffer Largest Net Loss in Entire Country

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News Read: BC Group Calls to Cut Faith Funding, Rethink Public Spending

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News Read: Richmond Mayor Received Over 300k in Compensation, Docs Reveal

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News Read: The NDP’s Plan to Woo American Healthcare Workers

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News Read: FIFA World Cup to Cost BC Taxpayers At Least $532M, Govt Says

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A Different Approach to BC's Transportation with BC MLA Harman Bhangu

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News Read: BC NDP’s Proposed $419M Wage Hike Faces Blowback

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News Read: BC Short-Term Rental Restrictions Face Fierce Opposition

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News Read: Bill 14: Solar Power is Amping Up in BC

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News Read: Canada Sent Over $1 Billion in Arms to Saudi Arabia in 2024 Despite Human Rights Abuses

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News Read: Unemployment Across Canada at a Staggering High

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News Read: Kamloops Municipal Dysfunction Draws Provincial Government’s Ire

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News Read: After the Breakup: MLAs Behind BC Conservative Rift Launch New Party

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News Read: BC Ferries Chooses Chinese Firm to Build New Ships

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News Read: Arbutus Housing Proposal Folds After Community Backlash

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News Read: BC Government Announces Delays in SkyTrain Expansion

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News Read: BC Commits $775M to Housing While Vancouver Condos Sit Empty

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News Read: From Taipei to Phnom Penh: BC and Canada’s Costly Trade Missions Lack Clarity

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News Read: Taxpayers Fund Billions in Film Subsidies — But BC Keeps the Details Scattered

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News Read: The Chaotic Development of the Massey Tunnel

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News Read: Vancouver Plans $1M Taxpayer-Funded Sign for Downtown Waterfront

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News Read: Canada Post to Undergo Second Strike in Six Months

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News Read: Canada’s Aid to Mali: A Deeper Look

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News Read: OPINION: No, The Longest Ballot Committee is Doing Nothing Wrong

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News Read: Carney Announces Cabinet Appointments, Including Four Western Ministers

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News Read: Elections Canada Scandal in Québec

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News Read: Kelowna Housing Project Exceeds Prior BC Developments with $120M Cost

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News Read: An Overview of BC’s Provincial Budget

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News Read: Grief, Questions, and a City Searching for Answers After the Lapu Lapu Festival Attack

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News Read: ANALYSIS: How British Columbia Voted in the Federal Election

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News Read: Election Sees Massive Tory Gains Among South Asians

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News Read: UBC Housing Venture Will Cost $560M, Well Above Previous Housing Projects

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News Read: TransLink and the Taxing “Tug-of-War”

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REPORT: How BC’s Credit Rating Impacts the Taxpayer

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Exclusive: ICBC Data Reveals Sharp Rise in Tesla Vandalism

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OPINION: Canada’s Luxury Vehicle Tax Misses the Mark

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$200M For a Single School? BC Budget Gives the OK

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BOMBSHELL: Canada Has Given Millions to Support Authoritarian Mozambique Government

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News Read: Why Did Canada Pay a​ Mysterious Man ​in Afghanistan $100​k in 2016?

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News Read: Billions for Canadian Warships, Billions for a Politically Connected Family Empire

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News Read: A RED WAVE? Polls Show Momentum for Carney’s Liberals

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News Read: EUROTRIP: Carney Returns After First Stint Abroad

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News Read: DOWNSIZING: Carney Scales Back Cabinet While Keeping Main Trudeau Team

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News Read: Turmoil Grows in BC Conservative Caucus

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News Read: BC Budget 2025: Record $10.9B Deficit Raises Concerns Over Debt and Spending.

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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim Talks Rising Property Taxes, Homelessness, and Government Accountability

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News Read: Vancouver Council Votes to Pause New Supportive Housing Developments

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News Read: BC to Require Canadian Biofuels for Fuel Standards, Potentially Impacting US Imports

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News Read: Government Expense Report Shows Nearly $50K Spent on Lodging for Two-Night Stay

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News Read: Mayor, Vancouver Police Announce Task Force Targeting Organized Crime

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News Read: Canada’s Trade Turmoil: Unprepared and Outmatched

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News Read: Leaked Report Reveals BC’s Safe Supply Drugs Being Diverted, Renewing Calls for Inquiry

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News Read: Canada has given USAID millions over the years for initiatives such as “gender-sensitive watershed planning."

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News Read: Millions in Grave Recovery Funds Spent on Publicists and Consultants, no Remains Found

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News Read: Why Is Canada Sending Millions Abroad While Canadians Struggle?

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News Read: New Report Challenges Trump’s Claims on Canada-US Trade, Highlights Mutual Benefits

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News Read: Canada’s Aid to Syria: Funding a Crisis It Helped Create

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News Read: BC Conservatives Demand Election Review Over Surrey-Guildford ‘Irregularities’

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News Read: Canada Commits $440 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine as Domestic Priorities Face Scrutiny

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Organized Crime, Public Safety & Government Accountability: A Conversation with Kash Heed

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News Read: Canada’s Deficit Hits $61.9B as Spending and Debt Spiral

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Inside Vancouver's Engineering: Infrastructure, Roads, and Future Innovations with Lon LaClaire

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Growths, Challenges and future Opportunities in Renewable Power: Insights from Craig Lindsay

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Election Countdown: Premier David Eby on BC’s Key Issues

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From Mayor to Premier: Mike Harcourt's Legacy in Urban Planning

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Insights from Stan Fuller: Earls and the Future of Dining

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Urban Challenges: Sam Sullivan on Homelessness and Housing in Vancouver

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Are 100% ZEV Sales by 2035 Achievable? Insights from UBC's Dr. Werner Antweiler

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Building a Billion-Dollar Empire: Keith Neumeyer’s Journey

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John Rustad’s Conservative Vision

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Carol Lee: Revitalizing Vancouver’s Chinatown

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Beyond Hunger: David Long on Tackling Food Insecurity in Vancouver

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Building Vancouver’s Future with Tim Grant of PCI Developments

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The Woman Behind the Chinese Canadian Museum: A Conversation with Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee

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Vancouver’s Real Estate Secrets With Steve Saretsky

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Dr. Julian Somers on the Intersection of Mental Health, Addiction, and Homelessness

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Building a Real Estate Empire with Beedie CEO, Ryan Beedie

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The Condo King: Bob Rennie & Vancouver Real Estate

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Gangs, Drugs and the Vancouver Downtown Eastside with Kal Dosanjh

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The Aftermath of ”Vancouver is Dying” with Aaron Gunn

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Exploring the Political Landscape with Kirk LaPointe

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The Reality of Vancouver’s Infrastructure

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NPA - 2022 Council Candidates

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TEAM Vancouver: 2022 Council Candidates

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OneCity Vancouver 2022 Council Candidates

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Vancouver Election Panel 2022

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Exploring The Global Copper Market With Sam Lee

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GREENS Vancouver: 2022 Council Candidates

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COPE Vancouver: 2022 Council Candidates

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Group Eleven Resources: Blue Sky Opportunities

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Vision Vancouver: 2022 Council Candidates

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An Industry Deep Dive with Mr. Lithium

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BC Real Estate: 2023 Market Crash?

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Vancouver Mayoral Candidate: Colleen Hardwick

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Vancouver Mayoral Candidate: Mark Marissen

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Chip Wilson | Money Goes to Where It’s Most Loved

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Vancouver’s Window Smashing Crime Wave with John Clerides

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Bridging the Tech Talent Gap with Ilya Brotzky, VanHack

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Childcare Crisis in BC

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Private Healthcare in Canada, Yay or N’eh? With Dr. Brian Day

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Renee Merrifield | 2021-2022 BC Liberal Leadership Series

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The Growing Appetite for Meal Kits with Dhruv Sood, Fresh Prep

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How Lithium is Powering the Electric Revolution

228

How Credit Unions Compete with the Big Banks

229

How to Recruit and Retain Women in the Workforce

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Past Breaking Point with Ambulance Paramedics of BC

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How BC Gov F*cked Up Selling Cannabis

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Permit Backlog at City of Vancouver

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Aaron Gunn | 2021-2022 BC Liberal Leadership Series

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How To Solve Housing Crisis in Vancouver

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Door-Knocking with Tako Van Popta

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Val Litwin | 2021-2022 BC Liberal Leadership Series

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Swimming Upstream with PSF (Part I)

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Evolution of Waterslides | WhiteWater West

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Let's Break It Down | Taxpayers in the Dark (CEWS)

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Get to Know Surrey with Anita Huberman

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Don Davies the Dental Warrior

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Let's Break It Down | Where Art Thou Vaccine

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Let's Break It Down | Luxury Tax Short Falls

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Fueling the Movement in Vancouver with Ken Sim

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Government Challenges & Independence: A Conversation with Councillor Rebecca Bligh

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Let's Break It Down | BC Gov't Pays Netflix Star

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City Report Card with Colleen Hardwick

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Let's Break It Down | April Fools, New COVID-19 Restrictions

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Let's Break It Down | CEWS Millionaire CEOs Who Took Your Money

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Let's Break It Down | Senior Healthcare Goes Bust

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Let's Break It Down | CEWS - A Foreign Corporate Cash Grab

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Let's Break It Down | The BC Recovery Benefit Debacle

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The Business Behind Politics | President of Conservative Party of Canada, Scott Lamb

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Let's Break It Down | The CEBA Expansion You Didn't Hear About

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Let's Break It Down | B.C. Recovery Benefit For Who?

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Let's Break it Down | Rethink COVID-19 Policies

257

Chris Elgar | VP and Deputy Superintendent, Prudential Supervision at BCFSA

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Pierre Poilievre | Conservative MP for Carleton

259

Tesicca Truong, BC NDP | 2020 BC Election Series

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Karin Kirkpatrick, BC Liberal | 2020 BC Election Series

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George Affleck, BC Liberal | 2020 BC Election Series

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Sonia Furstenau, BC Green | 2020 BC Election Series

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Sam Sullivan, BC Liberal | 2020 BC Election Series

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David Eby, BC NDP | 2020 BC Election Series

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Introducing BC Election Series 2020 | Coastal Front

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Banks vs. Credit Unions

267

Should You Invest in Gold? A Conversation with CEO of Sabina Gold & Silver

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BC Liberal Party Leader Andrew Wilkinson on Transparency in Government

269

Personal Insolvency 101 with Raj Hara & Blair Mantin

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How to Navigate Vancouver Real Estate Market Amid COVID-19

271

Federal NDP MP Laurel Collins on Climate and Income Inequality in Canada

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Yuri on How Bitcoin is Re-Shaping the Global Financial Landscape

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Karri Schuermans on How to Be Successful in Restaurant Business

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Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr on Climate Action

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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority with Sean Baxter

276

CEO of CreativeBC on Future of Vancouver's Creative Sectors

277

BC's Freshwater Fishing with Stacy Webb

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Canada's Cleanest City with Matt Horne

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Opiods & Vaping with Mark Tyndall

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Health Care in BC with Jeff Stein

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Cannabis in Canada with Princess of Pot

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Canuck Place Children's Hospice with Debbie Butts

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Mayor of Port Coquitlam Brad West

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#14 - MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Joan Isaacs

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Estate planning and Small Business Tax in BC with Tim Brown

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#11 - The Business of Bicycles with Norco CEO John Williams

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Talking Taxes with Attorney General David Eby

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Cycles of Abuse with Pany Aghili

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Marvel & DC Comic Book Artist Kaare Andrews

290

BC's Speculation Tax in Belcarra with Neil Belenkie

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The Business of Clean Water with Ed Quilty

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Vancouver‘s Housing Debacle with Tom Davidoff

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Becoming your own style icon with Jason Sarai

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Conquering Fear and Self Doubt with Sam Wyatt

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The Sides of the Sale with Mike Rampf