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Metro Vancouver transit ridership accelerating but below pre-pandemic level

Metro Vancouver transit ridership accelerating but below pre-pandemic level

Trend is in sync with national data
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Federal government's new fiscal guardrails 'helpful' for monetary policy: Macklem

Federal government's new fiscal guardrails 'helpful' for monetary policy: Macklem

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the federal government's new fiscal guardrails unveiled in its fall economic statement are helpful for monetary policy.
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Richmond firm, Merritt hotel operator both lose in botched furniture sale lawsuit

Richmond firm, Merritt hotel operator both lose in botched furniture sale lawsuit

A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled the two companies failed to substantiate their claims
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India restores e-visa services for Canadians. The move could ease diplomatic tensions

India restores e-visa services for Canadians. The move could ease diplomatic tensions

NEW DELHI (AP) — India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Cana
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B.C. cryptocurrency exchange NetCents faces securities hearing

B.C. cryptocurrency exchange NetCents faces securities hearing

NetCents and its CEO Clayton Leigh Moore refute the allegations brought by the B.C. Securities Commission that their cryptocurrency exchange was illegal and insider trading regulations were violated.
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Rob Shaw: ‘Born at the right time.’ Could B.C. housing legislation entrench intergenerational poverty?

Rob Shaw: ‘Born at the right time.’ Could B.C. housing legislation entrench intergenerational poverty?

BC Green MLA asks some uncomfortable questions about allowing multiplexes on single-family lots
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B.C. MP Jenny Kwan tables petition for foreign agent registry

B.C. MP Jenny Kwan tables petition for foreign agent registry

Chinese-Canadian pro-democracy groups put voice behind speedy implementation of a new Foreign Influence Transparency Registry.
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BC Hydro plans major new North Shore office and works yard

BC Hydro plans major new North Shore office and works yard

The utility is about to go through a three-year construction project to upgrade the facilities that serve the North Shore.
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Indigenous loan guarantee applauded by major projects coalition

Indigenous loan guarantee applauded by major projects coalition

Fall economic update promises federal loan guarantees for First Nations in next federal budget
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Freeland's fiscal update pledges new guardrails to keep deficits in check

Freeland's fiscal update pledges new guardrails to keep deficits in check

The Liberal government's fall economic statement acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis weighing on Canadians but offers few new measures to tackle it, while pledging to keep deficits in check.
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