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City of Vancouver ‘pauses’ work on mayor’s push to abolish elected park board

City of Vancouver ‘pauses’ work on mayor’s push to abolish elected park board

Provincial government did not make Ken Sim’s requested Vancouver Charter amendments in spring session of legislature
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Prime Minister Mark Carney: Collaboration with municipalities ‘more important than ever’

Prime Minister Mark Carney: Collaboration with municipalities ‘more important than ever’

PM meets with Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh, who is president of Federation of Canadian Municipalities
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Mike Hurley: Metro Vancouver works well but can work even better

Mike Hurley: Metro Vancouver works well but can work even better

From cleaner water to affordable housing, the region excels. But as pressures mount, reforms are needed to stay ahead of the curve.
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S&P/TSX composite slides on Friday but caps off month near record highs

S&P/TSX composite slides on Friday but caps off month near record highs

Canada’s main stock index on Friday continued to trim the gains that pushed it to a record closing high two days earlier, as investors retreated to defensive stocks while energy and information technology took a hit.
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Wall Street glides to the end of its best month since 2023

Wall Street glides to the end of its best month since 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its best month since 2023 with a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500 was essentially flat as it finished a winning week and its first winning month in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

After gutting relationships with First Nations and municipalities, the party is left celebrating a costly win that may haunt it for years
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Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate after surprise Q1 GDP jump

Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate after surprise Q1 GDP jump

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy got a boost to start the year as businesses rushed to get ahead of tariffs, and some economists believe that lift will be enough to keep the Bank of Canada on the sidelines at its interest rate decision next week.
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Federal government posts $43 billion deficit between April '24 and March

Federal government posts $43 billion deficit between April '24 and March

OTTAWA — The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $43.2 billion between April 2024 and this past March. The deficit compared with $50.9 billion for the same stretch in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
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Ottawa tabling bill to skirt impact assessment law for 'national interest' projects

Ottawa tabling bill to skirt impact assessment law for 'national interest' projects

OTTAWA — The federal government is developing a "national interest" bill to fast-track nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act.
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As allies turn on B.C. NDP, house leader Farnworth celebrates 'great session'

As allies turn on B.C. NDP, house leader Farnworth celebrates 'great session'

VICTORIA — Can a government have a "great session" if its flagship legislation draws condemnation from a coalition of historical allies? B.C.
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