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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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'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh claps back at Poilievre ahead of House return

'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh claps back at Poilievre ahead of House return

MONTREAL — A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.
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S&P/TSX composite up almost 1%, U.S. stock markets boosted by tech

S&P/TSX composite up almost 1%, U.S. stock markets boosted by tech

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost one per cent Wednesday, led by base metal, industrial and technology stocks, while U.S. markets rallied to reverse the selloff that started the day. Tech stocks helped lift Wall St.
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Stock market today: Wall Street shakes off a morning wipeout to end higher

Stock market today: Wall Street shakes off a morning wipeout to end higher

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops to finish higher, led by a handful of highly influential Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% Wednesday after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%.
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