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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Interest rates The Bank of Canada is set to announce its latest interest rate decision and monetary policy report on Wednesday.
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Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

OTTAWA — Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise.
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Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they've been abandoned.
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Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Foes of decriminalization wrongly conflated it with poverty and the rise of homelessness, lawyer argues.
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Rob Shaw: Stats only part of the story on B.C. health care and public safety

Rob Shaw: Stats only part of the story on B.C. health care and public safety

New statistics on ERs and public safety don't always match with public sentiment.
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Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

CUPE local 1004: "We are disappointed with the park board's regular use of contract workers for jobs that city and parks workers could easily do, and we have articulated this to the city."
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Kirk LaPointe: Fiscal restraint a 'one-way street' for Eby government

Kirk LaPointe: Fiscal restraint a 'one-way street' for Eby government

BC NDP has created a double standard, pleading poverty after spending spree
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Mario Canseco: Polling shows push for proportional representation stalling in B.C.

Mario Canseco: Polling shows push for proportional representation stalling in B.C.

One-fifth of British Columbians are unhappy with the current first-past-the-post system, according to a new Research Co. survey
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Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Two cases in July show booking rates at downtown apartments of 90 and 76 per cent via Airbnb and booking.com.
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French consul general departs Vancouver, successor named

French consul general departs Vancouver, successor named

Nicolas Baudouin returns to Paris while Raphaël Dang is slated to move to Vancouver in September to become consul general for most of Western Canada.
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