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Opinion: B.C. small businesses need help, and WorkSafeBC is withholding a $2.5 billion lifeline

Opinion: B.C. small businesses need help, and WorkSafeBC is withholding a $2.5 billion lifeline

Local businesses need support in the form of cost relief and WorkSafeBC is in a position to offer a rebate, argue Emily Boston and Jairo Yunis
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Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'

Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'

WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat is again urging India and Canada to work together on bringing Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killers to justice — and hopefully forestall a deepening of a serious geopolitical rift between two important allies. U.S.
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Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says its Coastal GasLink pipeline project is 98 per cent complete.
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Data points: B.C. regions register major home sale declines as building permit volumes drop off

Data points: B.C. regions register major home sale declines as building permit volumes drop off

The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board had its third consecutive monthly home sales decline in August
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Statistics Canada reports real GDP essentially unchanged in July

Statistics Canada reports real GDP essentially unchanged in July

OTTAWA — Canadian economic growth was stuck in neutral in July as the manufacturing sector pulled back for a second consecutive month.
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Feds post $1.2 billion deficit between April and July: Finance Department

Feds post $1.2 billion deficit between April and July: Finance Department

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $1.2 billion during the first four months of its fiscal year, compared with a surplus of $6.3 billion during the same period a year earlier.
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COVID and flu shots to be offered in B.C. starting Oct. 10; masking in hospitals returns next week

COVID and flu shots to be offered in B.C. starting Oct. 10; masking in hospitals returns next week

“We need and we want everyone, when they’re invited to do so, to get vaccinated,” said Health Minister Adrian Dix. “It’s important for influenza. It’s important for COVID-19.”
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B.C. mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at local port, as expansion looms

B.C. mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at local port, as expansion looms

The federal government's failure to fund a police force dedicated to Canada's ports is a threat to national security that needs to be dealt with immediately, says Delta, B.C., Mayor George Harvie.
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Kirk LaPointe: Trudeau’s head-scratching apology sought absolution, not accountability

Kirk LaPointe: Trudeau’s head-scratching apology sought absolution, not accountability

The prime minister didn’t let us down in our expectation of his letting us down, writes Kirk LaPointe
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B.C. economic growth will remain weak until mid-2024: Deloitte

B.C. economic growth will remain weak until mid-2024: Deloitte

High interest rates, forest fires, the Port of Vancouver strike and outmigration are key factors, according to the firm's Canadian outlook
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