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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Air Canada Air Canada pilots reached a tentative agreement shortly after midnight on Sunday, averting a potential work stoppage that would have affected thousands o
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Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

MONTREAL — Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted a disruptive, countrywide shutdown.
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How Metro Vancouver is upgrading sewer and water infrastructure

How Metro Vancouver is upgrading sewer and water infrastructure

Significant, higher-than-planned investments will be sunk into costly but necessary treatment plant and tunnel upgrades.
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‘Put it down in writing’ – Eby says housing specifics needed from Rustad

‘Put it down in writing’ – Eby says housing specifics needed from Rustad

Voters deserve details of competing housing plans, says BC NDP leader
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Trudeau says up to Air Canada and pilots to reach a deal as deadline approaches

Trudeau says up to Air Canada and pilots to reach a deal as deadline approaches

As the deadline approaches on a potential shutdown of Canada's largest airline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's up to Air Canada and the union to reach a deal to avoid disrupting travellers and businesses.
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Ex-RCMP officer's case a national security issue, B.C. judge told

Ex-RCMP officer's case a national security issue, B.C. judge told

Bill Majcher was a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association while working as an RCMP undercover operator.
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Rob Shaw: Carbon tax switcheroo reveals Eby's wavering principles

Rob Shaw: Carbon tax switcheroo reveals Eby's wavering principles

B.C. premier’s unexpected policy pivot may stir concerns over his principles
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales higher in July

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales higher in July

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.4 per cent to $82.7 billion in July.
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UBCM wants parties' election policies to help fund downloaded costs

UBCM wants parties' election policies to help fund downloaded costs

The Union of BC Municipalities says local property taxpayers are being asked to pick up the bills for services that are the provincial government's responsibility.
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B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

British Columbia's provincial carbon tax has been in place since 2008, when it became the first jurisdiction in North America to put a price on carbon emissions, but Premier David Eby said the carbon tax issue has since been "politicized."
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