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Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing they will affect doctors' retirement savings.
Thatcher Demko injured, out for Game 2 between Canucks and Predators

Thatcher Demko injured, out for Game 2 between Canucks and Predators

After a fantastic performance in Game 1, Thatcher Demko is now questionable for the rest of the Canucks' first-round series against the Predators.
Equifax Canada testing use of rental payment data for credit scores

Equifax Canada testing use of rental payment data for credit scores

TORONTO — Equifax Canada is exploring how rent data could factor in to credit scores to help make credit and financial services accessible to more people.
Driver strikes pedestrian and baby in Squamish, arrested two blocks away

Driver strikes pedestrian and baby in Squamish, arrested two blocks away

Public's help sought in Sea to Sky hit-and-run involving baby in stroller.
Rob Shaw: Affordability continues to complicate B.C. climate change politics

Rob Shaw: Affordability continues to complicate B.C. climate change politics

NDP defends CleanBC, opponents promise cheaper solutions
B.C. man told to remove garden shed from strata patio

B.C. man told to remove garden shed from strata patio

A man removed a pre-existing wooden storage shed from his strata patio and replaced it with a new one that resulted in complaints.
Letter: Our province is 'upside down,' New West resident claims

Letter: Our province is 'upside down,' New West resident claims

Unnecessary carbon taxes, drug decriminalization and "empty promises" are hurting B.C. residents, this letter writer states.
Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

B.C. and Canadian forestry associations aim to tell a story that places them as the 'hero' in a fight against wildfires. One critic says the strategy is 'mendacious and dangerous.'
‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001.
Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal found the strata did not fully comply with the Strata Property Act.