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B.C.'s Viking Air buys rights to Bombardier’s waterbombers
North Saanich-based Viking Air has bought the manufacturing rights for Bombardier’s waterbombers. The deal will see Viking take over product support, parts and services for the planes, which includes...
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'Canada Channel' to showcase B.C. products for Chinese rail passengers
A B.C. company wants to put Canadian products in front of one of the largest captive audiences in the growing Chinese e-commerce market: Rail passengers. Richmond’s Freelife Solutions is partnering...
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Help at hand for small businesses during mail strike
Unionized workers at Canada Post are in a legal strike or lockout position from July 2 if an agreement has not been reached. Canada Post and the union have been in negotiations since December for its...
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Vancouver International Airport sees spike in Latin American traffic
VANCOUVER — A sharp spike in travel to Latin America helped boost Vancouver International Airport’s passenger numbers in the first half of 2016. Overall, the airport saw 10.5 million passengers between...
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August 8: Opioids, terror, birth tourism, rail
Rising to the challenge of opioid crisis Re: Addiction problem requires comprehensive solution, Letter, July 29 Overdoses are managed safely and promptly at our essential Insite, but still, injecting...
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Shipments down at B.C. ports in face of a weak global economy
Shipments through British Columbia’s key ports declined in the first half of 2016 and post officials are blaming the weak global economy. The Port of Vancouver had a six-per-cent drop in cargo to 66...
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Kelowna man dies near Spences Bridge after he is hit by passenger train
SPENCES BRIDGE — The coroners service in British Columbia has identified the 40-year-old Kelowna man hit and killed by a train near Spences Bridge. Coroner Larry Marzinzik says Jonathan Christopher...
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B.C.-based airline targets budget flyers, seeks federal help
OTTAWA — Richmond-based Canada Jetlines is seeking federal help as it tries to raise $50 million to launch an ultra-low-cost airline charging 30 per cent less than Air Canada and WestJet. The company...
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TransLink passengers facing overcrowded buses, trains and more time in traffic
Metro Vancouver transit passengers are facing chronic overcrowded conditions on bus, rail and West Coast Express — and not just during peak commuting hours but all day, according to TransLink’s latest...
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Hanjin Shipping vessels now 'under arrest' off B.C. coast over $3.6 million...
Two Hanjin Shipping container vessels are detained at anchor off the British Columbia coast with a list of creditors seeking at least $3.6 million in unpaid bills that the foundering shipping giant...
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