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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Burnaby Central

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Burnaby Central

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

With pricey hotels and fewer vacation listings, the premier hints change could come to Airbnb rules
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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: Rogers results Rogers Communications Inc.
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New record set as two million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

New record set as two million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls.
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Canada's climate fight hinges on industrial carbon price, say experts

Canada's climate fight hinges on industrial carbon price, say experts

At a cost of a 'Timbit per barrel' of oil, leading experts say industrial carbon policy is effective at lowering emissions and could soon make Canadian firms more internationally competitive
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Les Leyne: Refusal to explain de Jong dismissal says a lot about Conservatives' attitude to B.C.

Les Leyne: Refusal to explain de Jong dismissal says a lot about Conservatives' attitude to B.C.

The fact the credentials of the veteran MLA were dismissed makes you wonder if the Conservative brain trust in Ottawa has the slightest clue about B.C.
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'You, sir, are not a change': Party leaders target Carney in final election debate

'You, sir, are not a change': Party leaders target Carney in final election debate

MONTREAL — Liberal Leader Mark Carney spent his first English election debate presenting himself as a safe pair of hands for a country in crisis — while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to frame him as more of the same after a decade of Li
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Green push from Canada's trade partners could lead to export boom, says report

Green push from Canada's trade partners could lead to export boom, says report

Canada’s 10 largest trading partners after the U.S. have net-zero policies and carbon pricing systems, paving the way for green exports, a new report says
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Kirk LaPointe: Federal election is Carney’s to lose after underwhelming debates

Kirk LaPointe: Federal election is Carney’s to lose after underwhelming debates

Thursday's English-language debate failed to change the state of play in Canada a week and a half from the federal election
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Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Scrapping the carbon tax marks a sharp reversal with big economic consequences and even bigger political contradictions
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