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Tilray to buy Natura for up to $70M, doubling Canadian cultivation capacity
January 22, 2019 - 10:42 AM

Tilray Inc. has inked a deal to buy Natura Naturals Holdings Inc. for up to $70 million, a move which roughly doubles the licensed cannabis producer's domestic cultivation capacity.
Coastal GasLink stops work on pipeline over trapline dispute in northern B.C.
January 25, 2019 - 10:53 AM

HOUSTON, B.C. - A company building a pipeline has stopped work on the project in northwestern British Columbia where 14 people were arrested earlier this month.
Grocers transforming themselves to adapt to shifting consumer demands
December 21, 2018 - 9:58 AM

VANCOUVER - Canadian grocers doubled down on transforming themselves into destinations for time-strapped shoppers this year, ramping up delivery options, acquiring meal kit companies and adding in-store eateries.
Mayor Doug McCallum "dismayed" by $514 million debt in Surrey, B.C.
November 27, 2018 - 11:45 AM

SURREY, B.C. - Mayor Doug McCallum says he is "deeply dismayed" by the state of the finances in Surrey, B.C., and has instructed staff to launch a "pay as you go" system to cut the city's debt.
Vancouver's Atomic Cartoons sketches success with "Princesses Wear Pants"
October 29, 2018 - 6:25 AM

VANCOUVER - Jennifer Twiner McCarron remembers when daycare staff took bets on when her daughter would finally stop wearing sparkly princess dresses.
B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land
July 13, 2018 - 4:08 PM

VANCOUVER - Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will be permitted to prevent marijuana production in their communities on land that is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, but with conditions.
$1.6B contract one of three awarded for Site C dam in northeastern B.C.
March 16, 2018 - 9:49 AM

VANCOUVER - A $1.6 billion contract has been awarded for construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia, just three months after the province's NDP government reluctantly allowed the megaproject to continue.
Aurora Cannabis inks deal with waste treatment firm Micron Waste Technologies
December 19, 2017 - 5:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Aurora Cannabis Inc. has signed a non-binding deal to make an investment in Micron Waste Technologies Inc., which makes organic waste treatment systems.
Whistler Blackcomb inks long-term agreement renewals with B.C., First Nations
February 24, 2017 - 8:10 AM

WHISTLER, B.C. - The Colorado-based company that owns the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia has announced a 60-year renewal of the resort's master development agreements with the B.C. government.
B.C. Lions sign former Argos kicker Swayze Waters as Leone's replacement
February 07, 2017 - 11:29 AM

SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions have signed American kicker and punter Swayze Waters to a one-year contract, the club announced Tuesday.
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BC News

Tilray to buy Natura for up to $70M, doubling Canadian cultivation capacity

Coastal GasLink stops work on pipeline over trapline dispute in northern B.C.

Grocers transforming themselves to adapt to shifting consumer demands

Mayor Doug McCallum "dismayed" by $514 million debt in Surrey, B.C.

Vancouver's Atomic Cartoons sketches success with "Princesses Wear Pants"

B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land

$1.6B contract one of three awarded for Site C dam in northeastern B.C.

Aurora Cannabis inks deal with waste treatment firm Micron Waste Technologies

Whistler Blackcomb inks long-term agreement renewals with B.C., First Nations

B.C. Lions sign former Argos kicker Swayze Waters as Leone's replacement

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