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Weakening job market was on BoC's mind as it cut interest rates, summary suggests

Weakening job market was on BoC's mind as it cut interest rates, summary suggests

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada wants the economy to pick up speed again and some members of its governing council are concerned that weak job market conditions could hinder that process.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. agriculture minister missing in action amidst crisis

Rob Shaw: B.C. agriculture minister missing in action amidst crisis

This is not the first time Pam Alexis has found herself under fire from the agriculture community.
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How many tickets and fines have been issued for violating B.C.'s Wildfire Act?

How many tickets and fines have been issued for violating B.C.'s Wildfire Act?

BC Wildfire Service says discarded cigarettes are a well-known and documented cause of wildfires.
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Disaster threat from B.C. landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

Disaster threat from B.C. landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

VANCOUVER — A "grateful" emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along British Columbia's Chilcotin and Fraser rivers appears to have been averted when a massive lake drained overtop of a landslide.
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Business leaders appointed to Order of British Columbia

Business leaders appointed to Order of British Columbia

Gary Segal, John Anderson, Karimah Es Sabar and nine other leaders will be officially appointed in September
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Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987 .
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S&P/TSX composite catches up on Wall St. selloff while U.S. stocks rebound

S&P/TSX composite catches up on Wall St. selloff while U.S. stocks rebound

Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday as it played catch-up while U.S. stock markets regained some of the ground lost in a big plunge Monday when the Toronto market was closed.
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Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

OTTAWA — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. NDP's 'affordable' housing promises hard to keep

Rob Shaw: B.C. NDP's 'affordable' housing promises hard to keep

Taxpayer-funded housing projects fail to deliver on NDP's affordability promises.
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Statistics Canada says country posted merchandise trade surplus for June

Statistics Canada says country posted merchandise trade surplus for June

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $638 million in June as exports of crude oil and gold rose sharply. The agency says the result compared with a revised trade deficit of $1.6 billion in May.
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