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Airline sues for alleged engine damages by jet bridge at YVR

Airline sues for alleged engine damages by jet bridge at YVR

British Airways alleges company operating jet bridge responsible for damages to Boeing 777 engine.
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Brian Mulroney, 18th prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan, dead at 84

Brian Mulroney, 18th prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan, dead at 84

OTTAWA — There was no in-between with Martin Brian Mulroney. Canadians loved him: In 1984, they handed the youthful charmer a blank cheque and the largest majority mandate in history so he could change the country.
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‘Forced to price down’: B.C.'s Black entrepreneurs feeling squeezed for sales

‘Forced to price down’: B.C.'s Black entrepreneurs feeling squeezed for sales

New survey shows nearly eight in 10 Canadian Black entrepreneurs undercharge their products and services.
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ICBC moving headquarters to either Vancouver or Burnaby

ICBC moving headquarters to either Vancouver or Burnaby

Auto insurer bidding adieu to North Vancouver.
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Feds accused of backtracking on salmon farm phase-out plan

Feds accused of backtracking on salmon farm phase-out plan

As deadline looms for salmon farm plan, new Aquaculture Act still nowhere in sight
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Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims

Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims

OTTAWA — New visa requirements Ottawa is imposing on Mexican nationals are meant to curb the number of asylum claims in Canada as well as stem the flow of people crossing into the United States, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday.
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Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years

Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years

OTTAWA — The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion over the next three years from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said Thursday.
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Canada averts recession with meagre growth in Q4, consumers and businesses pinched

Canada averts recession with meagre growth in Q4, consumers and businesses pinched

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy continues to beat recession fears, posting modest growth in the fourth quarter even as high interest rates weighed on consumers and businesses.
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B.C. businesses mixed on minimum wage hikes

B.C. businesses mixed on minimum wage hikes

Kelowna workers welcome wage increase as local businesses consider cuts in response.
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Changing jobs? Keeping track of pension key as regulator warns of 'stranded' benefits

Changing jobs? Keeping track of pension key as regulator warns of 'stranded' benefits

Two years ago, Ihor Weryha finally felt ready to retire. The Mississauga, Ont., resident had spent 40 years working in the petrochemical industry, most of which had been evenly split between two companies.
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