Business
Tax rebate offered to lure LNG producers
Income tax paid in the first three years would be applied as a rebate to higher rates in year four and five
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HSBC drops small business customers
Some small business customers of HSBC Bank Canada have been notified their accounts will be closed in 60 days
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B.C., Alberta aim to increase 'energy literacy'
Working group set up by Premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford wants to increase education in schools, public
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B.C. promotes search for new mines
The B.C. government is aiming to reverse a slide in mineral exploration investment with tax credits and a new exploration survey
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B.C. economy rebound forecast
A lower Canadian dollar and a slow recovery in the U.S. and around the world bode well for the B.C. economy
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B.C. pitches more mining investment
Mines minister pitches B.C. mining to Toronto investors, but still struggles with aboriginal opposition to major projects
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Pharmacy points ban survives first court challenge
Full hearing scheduled to decide if drug loyalty rewards prohibition will continue
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B.C. population reaches 4.6 million
B.C.'s population grew by 24,000 in the third quarter of 2013, reaching 4,606,375, but many were temporary residents
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NDP protests Site C farmland exemption
Energy Minister Bill Bennett says federal-provincial review of Peace River dam will examine agricultural impact
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B.C. presses for Cariboo gold mine
Bill Bennett warns that more shutdowns are ahead in the B.C. Interior forest industry
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