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Walmart and Costco in Canada not making food inflation worse: experts

Walmart and Costco in Canada not making food inflation worse: experts

Grocery prices were up 10.6 per cent in February compared with a year ago, while overall inflation was 5.2 per cent
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Rob Shaw: B.C. baffled by what the federal budget didn't address

Rob Shaw: B.C. baffled by what the federal budget didn't address

Housing help was a big miss in Ottawa's spending spree
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Who’s Suing Whom: March 29, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: March 29, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget arrives, fiscal direction doesn't

Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget arrives, fiscal direction doesn't

Grim deficit news among the goodies from the federal government
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Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel

Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel

OTTAWA — For Canadians fed up with chargers that don't fit their cellphones, hidden fees, air-travel disruptions and cosmetic testing on animals, the Liberal government says help is on the way.
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Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules in latest budget

Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules in latest budget

Proposed legislative changes would also compel banks to report on assets held by people who are subject to sanctions, beefing up an existing rule that only compels such reporting on clients suspected of terrorist financing and money laundering.
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$491B federal budget invests heavily in green economic transformation

$491B federal budget invests heavily in green economic transformation

The budget promises to add more than $8 billion in new program spending in the coming fiscal year with a deficit of $40 billion
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Acciona shortlisted for more SkyTrain contracts, despite North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant turmoil

Acciona shortlisted for more SkyTrain contracts, despite North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant turmoil

Metro Vancouver hired Acciona as a contractor in 2017 for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project, which has been delayed and run over budget
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In the Courts: B.C. judge scolds marine pilots for vaccine mandate petition targeting employer

In the Courts: B.C. judge scolds marine pilots for vaccine mandate petition targeting employer

Judge finds petition aimed at B.C. Coast Pilots was made to advance misinformation and a political motive
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Bring title insurers under anti-money laundering rules, former executive says

Bring title insurers under anti-money laundering rules, former executive says

Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says.
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