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B.C. mining executive fined $40K for consulting misrepresentations

B.C. mining executive fined $40K for consulting misrepresentations

Bryn Gardener-Evans suggested that the B.C. Securities Commission has found difficulties with its regulations and is changing them after the fact while using him as a "scapegoat."
Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations

Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations

OTTAWA — Canada is postponing a trade mission to India that federal Trade Minister Mary Ng had spent the past four months promoting as key to the government's Indo-Pacific strategy.
Equipment hauled off site of second Surrey hospital, days after ground-breaking ceremony

Equipment hauled off site of second Surrey hospital, days after ground-breaking ceremony

Signs at the site say 'under construction,' but the site was empty as of Friday.
Former B.C. doctor to pay US$10.4M, sell waterfront home after stock fraud admission

Former B.C. doctor to pay US$10.4M, sell waterfront home after stock fraud admission

Avtar Singh Dhillon, a former B.C. cannabis company executive and stock promoter, has exchanged his testimony and guilty plea in a civil fraud proceeding for a US$10.4-million repayment of ill-gotten gains and a penny stock ban, with no civil penalty; Dhillon faces a sentencing hearing for related criminal conduct, this November.
'Shown what they’re about': Some Vancouverites outraged at WestJet following political speech

'Shown what they’re about': Some Vancouverites outraged at WestJet following political speech

Some people have joined musician Jann Arden's decision to ban the airline after the conservative party leader made a speech.
B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

VICTORIA — The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday after an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped visitors in August.
Metro Vancouver suburbs gain commercial strength as downtown wanes

Metro Vancouver suburbs gain commercial strength as downtown wanes

Across the West, it is more than lower costs and ample parking that is driving tenants out of downtown
How investing strategies differ across generations

How investing strategies differ across generations

Millennials are digitally adept investors. They're comfortable with computer research to guide their decisions.
Federal tax changes unconstitutional, Canadian lawyers claim

Federal tax changes unconstitutional, Canadian lawyers claim

The Canadian Federation of Law Societies claims tax changes threaten unreasonable search and seizure protections, freedom from restraint and protection of solicitor-client privilege.
Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

TORONTO — The federal government is demanding major Canadian grocers come up with a plan to stabilize prices, drawing pushback from the food industry.
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