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Finance committee calls for feds to block RBC-HSBC deal on competition concerns

Finance committee calls for feds to block RBC-HSBC deal on competition concerns

OTTAWA — The finance committee of the House of Commons has called on the Finance Minister to block RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada over concerns it will hurt competition.
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Vancouver's BBTV is going dark

Vancouver's BBTV is going dark

Three years after going public, BBTV plans to return to a private company
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Kit and Ace to open several Metro Vancouver stores

Kit and Ace to open several Metro Vancouver stores

Store on West 4th Avenue to open in spring; suburban stores to follow
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WeChat banned on federal devices, will Vancouver city hall follow?

WeChat banned on federal devices, will Vancouver city hall follow?

The City of Vancouver previously took two weeks to ban TikTok from its devices following federal ban
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Housing supply still outpacing demand in Vancouver market as sales increase

Housing supply still outpacing demand in Vancouver market as sales increase

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the region continues to see an increase in newly listed properties, but sales still lag behind long-term trends. The board says October home sales totalled 1,996, a 3.
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Vancouver woman sues McDonald's over alleged hot-coffee spill

Vancouver woman sues McDonald's over alleged hot-coffee spill

Drive-thru customer sues fast-food giant over claims an employee spilled hot coffee on her at Port Coquitlam restaurant
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Province introduces legislation to spur small-scale multi-unit home construction

Province introduces legislation to spur small-scale multi-unit home construction

Municipalities will be required to adopt new zoning bylaws to comply with the provincial changes by June 30 of next year
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Little Mountain developer promises 282 social housing units to be built by 2026

Little Mountain developer promises 282 social housing units to be built by 2026

Joo Kim Tiah: "I need to build the social housing so we can pay back [the loan from] the province. If I don't do that, I'm in trouble."
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Rental Protection Fund taps 22 non-profits to secure affordable rental units across B.C.

Rental Protection Fund taps 22 non-profits to secure affordable rental units across B.C.

Fund currently has 25 properties across the province under consideration for acquisition, according to the organization’s first report.
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Vancouver, Austin lead high-tech job growth across North America, says new report

Vancouver, Austin lead high-tech job growth across North America, says new report

Commercial real estate services firm CBRE has Vancouver and Austin neck-and-neck in terms of growth
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