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B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents' association over lack of consultation.
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Frequent price increases by businesses contributing to sticky inflation: BoC official

Frequent price increases by businesses contributing to sticky inflation: BoC official

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses raising their prices more frequently than they did before the pandemic is contributing to higher-than-expected inflation.
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Lundin Mining says CEO to step down, names Jack Lundin as successor

Lundin Mining says CEO to step down, names Jack Lundin as successor

VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining Corp. says chief executive Peter Rockandel is stepping down at the end of the year.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada speech Nicolas Vincent, the external non-executive deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, will give a speech to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolit
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B.C.'s retiring top judge looks back on a half-century in law

B.C.'s retiring top judge looks back on a half-century in law

Chief Justice of B.C. Robert Bauman is hanging up his robes Oct. 1.
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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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