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B.C. mutual fund agent stole $115K from ill client

B.C. mutual fund agent stole $115K from ill client

A client entrusted a Victoria-based mutual fund agent with his online banking information only to lose over $100,000.
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100 Vancouver police sent to protect Trudeau after Gaza protest surrounds restaurant

100 Vancouver police sent to protect Trudeau after Gaza protest surrounds restaurant

About 250 people showed up to the restaurant.
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Freeland touts need for grocery competition after Loblaw, Metro post higher profits

Freeland touts need for grocery competition after Loblaw, Metro post higher profits

More competition is needed in Canada’s grocery sector as consumers grapple with higher food prices, said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, after two of the country's largest grocers reported higher sales and profits in the most recent quarter.
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Vancouver inside workers union closer to approving new deal

Vancouver inside workers union closer to approving new deal

About 3,500 CUPE Local 15 members could ratify two-year agreement Friday.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. housing strategy will not put affordable homes within reach

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. housing strategy will not put affordable homes within reach

Affordable housing is an oxymoron politicians cannot admit, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Rob Shaw: Ottawa snubs the provinces eager to know the RCMP's future

Rob Shaw: Ottawa snubs the provinces eager to know the RCMP's future

B.C. Premier David Eby disappointed and frustrated at the lack of clarity
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Here's how Chip Wilson, Ryan Beedie and other philanthropists' decide to give

Here's how Chip Wilson, Ryan Beedie and other philanthropists' decide to give

Decisions often determined by regional affinity, accountability and whether gift spurs other donations
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Closing infrastructure gaps may boost Indigenous GDP by up to 17 per cent: RBC

Closing infrastructure gaps may boost Indigenous GDP by up to 17 per cent: RBC

TORONTO — A new report says bridging the infrastructure gaps experienced by Indigenous Peoples would boost the population's GDP by up to 17 per cent.
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How B.C.'s new pay transparency law will reshape the job market

How B.C.'s new pay transparency law will reshape the job market

Legislation targets pay inequity, and could help with hiring and employee engagement.
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Governments should get out of home-building, Poilievre says in visit to View Royal construction site

Governments should get out of home-building, Poilievre says in visit to View Royal construction site

The federal Conservative leader, who had started the day with a fundraising breakfast in Victoria, toured a rental-housing development near Thetis Lake Park
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