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B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'

B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'

Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party.
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Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

OTTAWA — The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service — a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert said could give the employer the "upper hand" in its
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Tsleil-Waututh Nation looks to buy casino at Hastings Park in Vancouver

Tsleil-Waututh Nation looks to buy casino at Hastings Park in Vancouver

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation opened casino in 2007 with 400-plus slot machines
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Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on crime, festival tragedy, leadership

Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on crime, festival tragedy, leadership

Steve Rai is the Vancouver Police Department’s first chief of South Asian descent. Part one of a two-part Q&A.
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Challenges persist for B.C. film sector even as province sweetens the deal

Challenges persist for B.C. film sector even as province sweetens the deal

A tax credit boost helps lure new projects, but global disruptions and policy gaps cloud long-term outlook
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S&P/TSX composite index closes up as gold rises, U.S. markets also higher

S&P/TSX composite index closes up as gold rises, U.S. markets also higher

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index pushed to another record close on Thursday, helped by a rise in the price of gold, while U.S. markets also closed higher after mixed trading earlier in the day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 91.
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Wall Street ticks higher after Oracle rallies

Wall Street ticks higher after Oracle rallies

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted higher following another encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 added 0.4% Thursday and is sitting less than 2% below its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.
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Statistics Canada reports household debt-to-income ratio ticked higher in Q1

Statistics Canada reports household debt-to-income ratio ticked higher in Q1

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked higher in the first quarter as debt grew faster than income. The agency says the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income rose to 173.
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Mario Canseco: Alberta separatist vote inches forward but most Canadians say no, according to poll

Mario Canseco: Alberta separatist vote inches forward but most Canadians say no, according to poll

Research Co. survey finds most would deny separation, yet many expect U.S. to get involved
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No U.S. Costco trips or India vacation for B.C. tax cheat on house arrest

No U.S. Costco trips or India vacation for B.C. tax cheat on house arrest

Balkar Singh Bhullar of Richmond failed to report almost $7.5M in income and was fined $2.1M
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