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Rethinking Canada's 'productivity problem'

Rethinking Canada's 'productivity problem'

Mark Carney says weak productivity limits government spending. Jasmine Ramze Rezaee says that’s not the whole story. A Tyee Q&A.
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B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.

B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.

VICTORIA — A British Columbia legislator said he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United States. Brennan Day, with the Opposition B.C.
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Vancouver art auction houses thrive despite global slowdown

Vancouver art auction houses thrive despite global slowdown

Ongoing ‘Buy Canadian’ sentiment has helped Heffel Fine Art generate strong spring sales
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US stocks tap the brakes as Wall Street closes out another record-setting week

US stocks tap the brakes as Wall Street closes out another record-setting week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records, led by drops for technology companies, but Wall Street still closed out another winning week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday, slipping below the record it set a day earlier.
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Rob Shaw: Emily Lowan’s audacious leadership run rattles corners of BC Greens

Rob Shaw: Emily Lowan’s audacious leadership run rattles corners of BC Greens

The first of three columns on the candidates in the BC Green leadership race: Jonathan Kerr, Emily Lowan and Adam Bremner-Akins. Party members vote on a new leader Sept. 13-23.
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Canada Post and union meeting delayed until next week due to mediator availability

Canada Post and union meeting delayed until next week due to mediator availability

OTTAWA — A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says.
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Vancouver mayor Ken Sim wants ex-city manager's severance released

Vancouver mayor Ken Sim wants ex-city manager's severance released

Paul Mochrie served 14 years with the City of Vancouver, his last four as city manager.
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Tech stocks drive S&P/TSX composite lower, U.S. markets flat amid hot macro data

Tech stocks drive S&P/TSX composite lower, U.S. markets flat amid hot macro data

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the technology sector, while U.S. markets were mostly flat as markets digested U.S. wholesale inflation data.
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Most US stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady

Most US stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady

NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks fell on Wall Street following a disappointing update on inflation. But gains for Amazon and other influential Big Tech companies helped to mask the losses on Thursday, and the S&P 500 edged up less than 0.1%.
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'Hard to sustain': B.C. public jobs far outpace private growth

'Hard to sustain': B.C. public jobs far outpace private growth

Business group warns private sector boost is essential for the province's economic health
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