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S&P/TSX composite cruises to record close on rise in energy stocks

S&P/TSX composite cruises to record close on rise in energy stocks

Canada’s main stock index rode energy stocks to a record close Monday, despite a cautious day that followed a month of major gains and a weekend checkered with angst over higher steel tariffs and developments in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Wall Street drifts closer to records as oil prices jump and US manufacturing slumps

Wall Street drifts closer to records as oil prices jump and US manufacturing slumps

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted closer to records, coming off their stellar May. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.7%.
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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: Home sales Local real estate boards are slated to release the latest data on home sales and prices in their regions for May, including Calgary on Monday, Vancouver
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Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

A disclosure that forced a major policy reversal wouldn’t qualify for protection
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'Mission impossible': Why the Bank of Canada faces 'risky' June rate decision

'Mission impossible': Why the Bank of Canada faces 'risky' June rate decision

OTTAWA — Few would confuse Hollywood action star Tom Cruise with Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem.
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Canada Post rejects union's request for binding arbitration to end labour dispute

Canada Post rejects union's request for binding arbitration to end labour dispute

Canada Post has rejected a request from the union representing about 55,000 of its workers to send their ongoing labour dispute to binding arbitration.
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Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on 'final offers'

Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on 'final offers'

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week.
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City of Vancouver ‘pauses’ work on mayor’s push to abolish elected park board

City of Vancouver ‘pauses’ work on mayor’s push to abolish elected park board

Provincial government did not make Ken Sim’s requested Vancouver Charter amendments in spring session of legislature
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Prime Minister Mark Carney: Collaboration with municipalities ‘more important than ever’

Prime Minister Mark Carney: Collaboration with municipalities ‘more important than ever’

PM meets with Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh, who is president of Federation of Canadian Municipalities
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Mike Hurley: Metro Vancouver works well but can work even better

Mike Hurley: Metro Vancouver works well but can work even better

From cleaner water to affordable housing, the region excels. But as pressures mount, reforms are needed to stay ahead of the curve.
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