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Rob Shaw: FOI system a money-wasting pit of secrecy under BC NDP

Rob Shaw: FOI system a money-wasting pit of secrecy under BC NDP

Province finds insidious way to jack up cost of transparency to British Columbians
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Bryan Yu: B.C. bucks inflation trend in the worst way

Bryan Yu: B.C. bucks inflation trend in the worst way

Higher shelter and service costs fuel December’s price jump
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Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on his threatened tariffs against Canada for a month.
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Stock market today: Alphabet drags Wall Steet lower as the spotlight swings back toward profits

Stock market today: Alphabet drags Wall Steet lower as the spotlight swings back toward profits

NEW YORK (AP) — Tech stocks are leading Wall Street lower as attention swings back toward how much profits companies are making and away from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 fell 0.
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Statistics Canada says merchandise trade surplus $708 million in December

Statistics Canada says merchandise trade surplus $708 million in December

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus with the world was $708 million in December.
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Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of steep tariffs on Canadian imports, the federal trade minister is citing new trade deals with Ecuador and other nations
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Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

WASHINGTON — Key cabinet ministers returned to Washington Tuesday to keep pressing Canada's economic case as a month-long pause on Donald Trump's tariff threat has done little to ease Canada's concerns.
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Donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign

Donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign

Political financing reports show that the collapsed BC United party collected more than $223,000 in donations after it suspended campaigning in last year's provincial election, including tens of thousands received after the Oct. 19 vote.
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B.C. watchdog urges transparency fixes in municipal FOI practices

B.C. watchdog urges transparency fixes in municipal FOI practices

Michael Harvey: “Inconsistency breeds confusion and a lack of transparency.”
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S&P/TSX composite rises, loonie also higher Tuesday after tariff reprieve

S&P/TSX composite rises, loonie also higher Tuesday after tariff reprieve

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a small gain Tuesday, while the loonie regained some of its strength against the U.S. dollar, following a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S.
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