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S&P/TSX composite up nearly 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher

S&P/TSX composite up nearly 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 250 points Friday on broad-based strength, while U.S. stock markets also rose as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy.
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Court clock ticking in ex-RCMP officer's alleged China information passing case

Court clock ticking in ex-RCMP officer's alleged China information passing case

Bill Majcher was a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association while working as an RCMP undercover operator.
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Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S.
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Labour relations board rules in favour of ex-B.C. bus driver over COVID-19 vaccine dispute

Labour relations board rules in favour of ex-B.C. bus driver over COVID-19 vaccine dispute

Union’s handling of COVID-19 vaccine grievance criticized; driver granted right to appeal
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BIV announces 2024 BC CEO and BC CFO Award winners

BIV announces 2024 BC CEO and BC CFO Award winners

BC CEO Award and BC CFO Award recipients will be recognized at an awards luncheon in Vancouver on October 23
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Rob Shaw: Finance minister's fall farewell leaves B.C. drenched in debt

Rob Shaw: Finance minister's fall farewell leaves B.C. drenched in debt

As Katrine Conroy retires, the reality of B.C.'s financial mess becomes impossible to ignore
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Opinion: A bigger B.C. government has not birthed a healthier B.C. economy

Opinion: A bigger B.C. government has not birthed a healthier B.C. economy

Plunging business investment hurting West Coast workforce, argue economists.
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'A president who leads and listens:' Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination

'A president who leads and listens:' Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination

CHICAGO — Kamala Harris promised to be a president for all Americans as she closed out the Democratic National Convention where a former United States ambassador to Canada sounded the alarm that a second Donald Trump presidency would cause chaos for
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Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Fiscal and electoral scandals have plagued B.C. student societies for decades — it's past time for an overhaul
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