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Poilievre outlines plan to boost apprenticeships, training for trades workers

Poilievre outlines plan to boost apprenticeships, training for trades workers

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a plan Friday to boost training and employment for workers in the skilled trades.
Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

CALGARY — Western Canadian business groups have outlined their wish list ahead of an expected federal election call this weekend. Councils in B.C.
Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change

Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change

OTTAWA — Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy.
S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.
Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Lawyer Reece Harding: “These offices can only be successful if given as much independence as can possibly be created.â€
Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Gulzer Transport Inc. and Jet Speed Transport Inc.'s history of non-compliance left them with non-company tags to access the port of Vancouver
Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call a federal election on Sunday

Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call a federal election on Sunday

While sources would not confirm the date of the vote, federal campaigns must run at least 37 days.
B.C. lawyer suspended after RCMP raised money laundering concerns

B.C. lawyer suspended after RCMP raised money laundering concerns

Gregory Dureault has agreed to a three-month suspension with the Law Society of B.C. after numerous trust account violations were discovered stemming from an RCMP-FBI investigation
Kirk LaPointe: Our democratic leaders are suddenly too eager to test our democratic limits

Kirk LaPointe: Our democratic leaders are suddenly too eager to test our democratic limits

Democracy is being sidelined for convenience
Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who