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B.C. banks and credit unions fined for mortgage documentation failures

B.C. banks and credit unions fined for mortgage documentation failures

Consumer watchdog says it found systemic failures by financial institutions not complying with mortgage discharge rules in the wake of a major fraud case in B.C.
Rob Shaw: Eby criticizes 'absolutely disgraceful' Facebook and Google for threats to cut off news content

Rob Shaw: Eby criticizes 'absolutely disgraceful' Facebook and Google for threats to cut off news content

B.C. government considers pulling its advertising from tech titans.
B.C. employment takes a hit as province loses 2,600 jobs in June

B.C. employment takes a hit as province loses 2,600 jobs in June

Unemployment rate jumps by 0.6 percentage points to 5.6%
Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

VANCOUVER — The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers said employers are waiting for the federal government to do their "dirty work" instead of negotiating an end to the workers' six-day strike.
Vancouver money manager Odlum Brown turns 100

Vancouver money manager Odlum Brown turns 100

Firm manages nearly $18B in client assets
Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Despite social media traction and support for the idea, most Albertans do not support secession from Canada
Who’s Suing Whom: July 6, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: July 6, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
Canada, U.S., Mexico gather in Cancun to talk North American trade irritants

Canada, U.S., Mexico gather in Cancun to talk North American trade irritants

WASHINGTON — North America's trading partners are in Cancun for two days of meetings to take stock of the last three years under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. International Trade Minister Mary Ng is sitting down with U.S.
Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., has bounty issued for arrest

Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., has bounty issued for arrest

A democracy activist who is in Vancouver, B.C., to promote his plan for a Hong Kong parliament in exile said he was unafraid after the Chinese territory issued a bounty for his arrest over the proposal.
Strike could cost $250 million per week, experts say, with consumers taking a hit too

Strike could cost $250 million per week, experts say, with consumers taking a hit too

The B.C. port workers strike could cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars per week, experts and business groups say, with smaller operators and consumers feeling the biggest pinch.
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