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Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with 'urgency and determination'

Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with 'urgency and determination'

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.
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Point Roberts businesses continue to suffer

Point Roberts businesses continue to suffer

Part of tourist shop relocating in Tsawwassen Mills
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Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
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S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

Canada's main stock index closed higher on Tuesday, lifted in part by a jump in the price of oil. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 84.68 points at 25,616.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 269.67 points at 42,140.
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Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

With little time and big expectations, the prime minister leaned on Trudeau’s leftovers to assemble a cabinet better suited to triage than transformation
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Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in

Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.
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Eby makes pitch to American nurses, saying Trump's loss is B.C.'s gain

Eby makes pitch to American nurses, saying Trump's loss is B.C.'s gain

Uncertainty in the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump means opportunities for British Columbia as it seeks to recruit much-needed nurses, Premier David Eby said.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

While the province looks abroad to fill vacancies, nurses here are burning out under unsafe and violent conditions
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Travel to the U.S. takes another hit in April as Canadians vacation elsewhere

Travel to the U.S. takes another hit in April as Canadians vacation elsewhere

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S.
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Lessons from the Laureates: John Nicola

Lessons from the Laureates: John Nicola

Nicola Wealth founder reflects on 50 years in finance, the power of generosity and what it really means to ‘share the pie’
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