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Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Service running between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver is part of plan to build a high-speed rail system through U.S.
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Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad

Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad

OTTAWA — Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target officials whom Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
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Rob Shaw: ‘Patent nonsense’ or path to stability? Prepare for NDP’s housing plans, either way

Rob Shaw: ‘Patent nonsense’ or path to stability? Prepare for NDP’s housing plans, either way

Provincial initiatives could bring down housing costs significantly, according to report. Opposition politicians beg to differ.
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Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

The Institute of Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency aims to conduct research aimed at preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from wildfires.
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Documents allege conflict of interest inside board of delayed Squamish resort

Documents allege conflict of interest inside board of delayed Squamish resort

The conflict of interest allegations are being made against two Aquilini Investment Group execs.
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Cindy Woodhouse paints self-portrait of unifying force as AFN's new national chief

Cindy Woodhouse paints self-portrait of unifying force as AFN's new national chief

OTTAWA — After a late night and long morning of voting, deal-making, concession speeches and tense last-minute pleading, Cindy Woodhouse was elected Thursday as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
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VCH set to buy Seymour Health out of receivership

VCH set to buy Seymour Health out of receivership

Receiver Ernst & Young's requested selling price comes in at $12M
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Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

OTTAWA — The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday, warning rental and home prices could continue to rise without a boost to housing supply.
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Will Ottawa's new emissions cap constrain B.C.'s LNG sector?

Will Ottawa's new emissions cap constrain B.C.'s LNG sector?

It's unclear to what degree federal cap would align with provincial one
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Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Feelings about religion stagnant, but 62 per cent of men say affluence is important to their lives.
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