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Comment: Thoughts on Trump's stunning victory

Comment: Thoughts on Trump's stunning victory

Trump’s victory is part of a rightward trend in democracies across the world.
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Health-care spending expected to outpace economy and reach $372 billion in 2024: CIHI

Health-care spending expected to outpace economy and reach $372 billion in 2024: CIHI

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says health-care spending in Canada is projected to reach a new high in 2024. The annual report released Thursday says total health spending is expected to hit $372 billion, or $9,054 per Canadian.
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City of North Vancouver bans new currency exchanges at street level

City of North Vancouver bans new currency exchanges at street level

Critics say the ban sends the wrong message to Iranian Canadians on the North Shore as well as the North Van business community
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Trump clinches victory; Trudeau touts Canada-U.S. relationship as 'envy of the world'

Trump clinches victory; Trudeau touts Canada-U.S. relationship as 'envy of the world'

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump clinched the United States election after a tumultuous campaign and Canadian officials talked up the important relationship between neighbours in congratulating the former president on his extraordinary comeback on Wednesday
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Ex-Burnaby optician who swindled pensioner banned from B.C. securities market for life

Ex-Burnaby optician who swindled pensioner banned from B.C. securities market for life

The BC Securities Commission has permanently banned Naresh (Nash) Mann from B.C.'s capital markets, but he will be allowed to manage his own investments.
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B.C.'s new cabinet to be sworn in Nov. 18 after this week's judicial recounts

B.C.'s new cabinet to be sworn in Nov. 18 after this week's judicial recounts

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby's new cabinet is set to be sworn in Nov. 18, almost one month after British Columbia's election that saw the New Democrats win a bare, one-seat majority, pending recounts.
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'How to immigrate to Canada' searches spike after U.S. election

'How to immigrate to Canada' searches spike after U.S. election

Google Trends says people in the U.S. are searching how to immigrate to Canada.
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Legal decision website CanLII files lawsuit against B.C. company for alleged copyright breach

Legal decision website CanLII files lawsuit against B.C. company for alleged copyright breach

Operator of new legal decision website using artificial intelligence software denied using data owned by CanLII, which has filed a copyright lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court.
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A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby's next B.C. cabinet table

A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby's next B.C. cabinet table

British Columbia Premier David Eby's new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month's election saw several incumbents defeated while others didn't run.
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Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump's victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500

Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump's victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla , banks and bitcoin all stormed higher Wednesday as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and the world .
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