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Law society reprimands former B.C. prosecutor for 15 years of excessive billing

Law society reprimands former B.C. prosecutor for 15 years of excessive billing

Veteran lawyer and prosecutor with prestigious King's Counsel designation restricted from becoming a practising lawyer again after being terminated from B.C. Prosecution Service
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Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues

Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues

Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table this week as an overtime ban remains in effect.
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S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street's roller-coaster ride whips back upward

S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street's roller-coaster ride whips back upward

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump’s trade policies whipped back upward on Tuesday, this time because of a delay for his tariffs on the European Union .
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BCSC fines penny stock CEO $50K for $1M of late insider trading reports

BCSC fines penny stock CEO $50K for $1M of late insider trading reports

Insider trading must be reported to System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders within five days, according to the B.C. Securities Commission.
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Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law

Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law

OTTAWA — The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy.
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S&P/TSX composite up close to 200 points, U.S. stock markets also climb

S&P/TSX composite up close to 200 points, U.S. stock markets also climb

TORONTO — Strength in the utility, financial and technology sectors helped Canada's main stock index gain almost 200 points on Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 195.87 points at 26,269.00.
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Chorus of critics grows for B.C. fast-track bill as minister fails to soothe concerns

Chorus of critics grows for B.C. fast-track bill as minister fails to soothe concerns

VICTORIA — The chorus of voices against contentious British Columbia legislation to speed up infrastructure projects continues to swell, with the province's civil liberties association calling it a betrayal of the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Equifax report says 1.4M consumers missed a credit payment in Q1

Equifax report says 1.4M consumers missed a credit payment in Q1

There's a deepening divide between consumers in the face of economic uncertainty as those missing payments rose compared with a year ago, a new Equifax report shows.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

By sidelining the FNLC and UBCM, the B.C. government is undermining the very relationships it once championed
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Court tosses Martel clients' application for adjournment; they face 'clawback' proceedings

Court tosses Martel clients' application for adjournment; they face 'clawback' proceedings

They are part of a group of 561 investors considered “winners” by the trustee overseeing Greg Martel’s bankruptcy.
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