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ICBA endorses John Rustad’s Conservatives

ICBA endorses John Rustad’s Conservatives

Contractor association red flags inflation on major public works, budget deficits
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Inflation's down and the European Central Bank has cut rates, again. Next up: The Fed

Inflation's down and the European Central Bank has cut rates, again. Next up: The Fed

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers. The U.S.
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Opinion: Canada poised to help steady Taiwan's diplomatic tightrope

Opinion: Canada poised to help steady Taiwan's diplomatic tightrope

As tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, Canada’s evolving relationship with Taiwan could play a pivotal role
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Household debt-to-income ratio down in Q2, debt service ratio up: Statistics Canada

Household debt-to-income ratio down in Q2, debt service ratio up: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked lower in the second quarter. The agency says household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income fell to 175.
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Opinion: Public sector jobs are B.C.'s best kept economic secret

Opinion: Public sector jobs are B.C.'s best kept economic secret

Some commentators too quick to dismiss public-sector jobs quietly fuelling province’s robust economic performance
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Canaccord Genuity buying Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.

Canaccord Genuity buying Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. has signed a deal to buy wealth management business Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.
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Trudeau says he 'can't wait' to get into it with Poilievre in Parliament

Trudeau says he 'can't wait' to get into it with Poilievre in Parliament

NANAIMO, B.C.
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B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election

B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election

VANCOUVER — Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract more doctors to work in the province.
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B.C.'s DRIPA aboriginal rights law faces legal challenge

B.C.'s DRIPA aboriginal rights law faces legal challenge

Pender Harbour residents association seeks declaration DRIPA is unconstitutional
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PM, senior security officials slated to return to foreign interference inquiry

PM, senior security officials slated to return to foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks.
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