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Can't stomach the wild volatility in the market? Consider these hedging options

Can't stomach the wild volatility in the market? Consider these hedging options

It’s always good to buy insurance before you need it, as some investors might be realizing these days.
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Decline of cash use raises accessibility, security concerns

Decline of cash use raises accessibility, security concerns

Vancity raises concerns ATM use drops by a third since 2018
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TSX down almost 100 points despite Shopify gaining 18%, U.S. markets also down

TSX down almost 100 points despite Shopify gaining 18%, U.S. markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost 100 points Wednesday, tipping into the red after a strong start to the day, while U.S. markets also reversed earlier gains to end the day down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 98.
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Weakening job market was on BoC's mind as it cut interest rates, summary suggests

Weakening job market was on BoC's mind as it cut interest rates, summary suggests

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada wants the economy to pick up speed again and some members of its governing council are concerned that weak job market conditions could hinder that process.
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Whistler opens its wallet to bankroll Invictus Games request

Whistler opens its wallet to bankroll Invictus Games request

The RMOW will direct $240k in MRDT funding to village animation for the games to be held next year
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Rob Shaw: B.C. agriculture minister missing in action amidst crisis

Rob Shaw: B.C. agriculture minister missing in action amidst crisis

This is not the first time Pam Alexis has found herself under fire from the agriculture community.
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How many tickets and fines have been issued for violating B.C.'s Wildfire Act?

How many tickets and fines have been issued for violating B.C.'s Wildfire Act?

BC Wildfire Service says discarded cigarettes are a well-known and documented cause of wildfires.
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Disaster threat from B.C. landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

Disaster threat from B.C. landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

VANCOUVER — A "grateful" emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along British Columbia's Chilcotin and Fraser rivers appears to have been averted when a massive lake drained overtop of a landslide.
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Business leaders appointed to Order of British Columbia

Business leaders appointed to Order of British Columbia

Gary Segal, John Anderson, Karimah Es Sabar and nine other leaders will be officially appointed in September
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Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987 .
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