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B.C. expanding speculation tax to Kamloops, Parksville, 11 other municipalitiesThe speculation tax is already in place across Metro Vancouver, the Capital Regional District and Kelowna and 99 per cent of British ColumbiansEconomyNov 22, 2023
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Wildfires, weak natural gas prices push B.C.’s projected deficit to $6.7 billionHigher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of B.C.'s projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion.PoliticsSep 27, 2023
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B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023: Audited public accountsFinance Minister Katrine Conroy outlined the province's financial performance in the government's public accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.PoliticsAug 30, 2023
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3rd affordability credit to hit 85% of British Columbians’ bank accounts: provinceThe BC Affordability Credit is paid through the Canada Revenue Agency alongside the BC Climate Action Tax Credit and any federal GST payments, the province said.CanadaApr 5, 2023
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What people are saying about B.C.’s budgetThe British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday that promises billions in new spending on health, housing and cost-of-living supports, as well as a return to deficits.PoliticsFeb 28, 2023
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Katrine Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.’s bottom line, may expand speculation taxThe veteran New Democrat, who was first elected in 2005, said she was surprised she was appointed finance minister in Premier David Eby's new cabinet.PoliticsDec 8, 2022
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Environmental groups give B.C. failing grades on old-growth forest protection planB.C. environmental groups say the province is failing to make good on its 2020 promise to protect old-growth trees.EnvironmentSep 9, 2022
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B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threatB.C.’s forest minister says 93 per cent of this season’s fires have been extinguished or are under control.WeatherSep 1, 2022
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Both sides of B.C. old-growth logging debate ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’: ministerForests Minister Katrine Conroy said that while old-growth logging has garnered passionate public debate, she believes the views of most residents fall somewhere in the middle.PoliticsApr 28, 2022
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Old growth logging protesters prompt security concerns for B.C. ministerSave Old Growth protesters have been staging regular demonstrations recently, with the latest action blocking traffic at Grandview Highway in Vancouver Wednesday morning.CrimeApr 28, 2022
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