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Chinese diplomat named in CSIS reports should have been expelled, says former mayor

Chinese diplomat named in CSIS reports should have been expelled, says former mayor

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wonders why the federal government did not order China’s consul general in Vancouver to leave the country. Tong Xiaoling figures heavily in Canadian spy agency reports leaked to The Globe and Mail .
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Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes $10,000-a-month lobbying contract

Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes $10,000-a-month lobbying contract

Surrey city hall is paying Mark Marissen of Burrard Strategy Inc. $10,000 per month to lobby the province on the issue of policing
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In the Courts: Why Adastra’s cocaine claims are no laughing matter to B.C. investor

In the Courts: Why Adastra’s cocaine claims are no laughing matter to B.C. investor

While comedy thriller Cocaine Bear has been cleaning up at the box office in recent weeks, one B.C. man is finding nothing funny about the share prices of a recent investment. Langley-based cannabis production company in Adastra Holdings Ltd.
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Top business stories of the week (March 13-17)

Top business stories of the week (March 13-17)

What we've been following in business this past week
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Banking complaints agencies report record numbers for 2022

Banking complaints agencies report record numbers for 2022

Canada's two banking complaints agencies say there were a record number of inquiries and cases opened last year.
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'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

Eby says Canadians deserve a "thorough and independent investigation" into the claims.
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Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

How much support can $6 billion buy you? It’s a question Premier David Eby must be asking, after shovelling a good chunk of that cash out the door recently in a bonanza of feel-good announcements – yet largely failing to see any resulting
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Vancouver councillor refutes 'absolutely nonsense' suggestion he is pro-Beijing supporter

Vancouver councillor refutes 'absolutely nonsense' suggestion he is pro-Beijing supporter

Lenny Zhou: “I've always been criticizing the Chinese Communist Party.”
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Inflation is easing but Ottawa faces pressure to help those who have fallen behind

Inflation is easing but Ottawa faces pressure to help those who have fallen behind

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate likely took another dip last month, but with many Canadians still struggling with the cost of living, the federal government is facing pressure to deliver more help in the upcoming budget.
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Who’s Suing Whom: March 17, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: March 17, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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