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Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Research Co. polling reveals half of adults under 35 say the system would work better if privately run, a warning sign for governments hoping to preserve the public model
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Les Leyne: Premier heads west to give investors a 'big hug'

Les Leyne: Premier heads west to give investors a 'big hug'

Premier David Eby is off on a 10-day trade mission starting Saturday to Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.
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Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie

Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie

VICTORIA — A controversial bill in British Columbia responding to American tariffs has passed with Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote Wednesday evening.
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Vancouver mayor files defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff, developer

Vancouver mayor files defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff, developer

The lawsuit says the defendants' alleged conduct was "malicious, highhanded, callous and arrogant."
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City of Vancouver quashes previously-approved Kitsilano social housing tower

City of Vancouver quashes previously-approved Kitsilano social housing tower

Kitsilano coalition’s Cheryl Grant: 'It has been a long road to get to this point.'
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Squamish groups in court opposing Woodfibre LNG floatel

Squamish groups in court opposing Woodfibre LNG floatel

My Sea to Sky and Justice For Girls assert the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada decision to allow the worker accommodation 'sidestepped' the regulatory process.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Behind the G7 growth talk is a story of household strain, lender complacency, and economic fragility
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S&P/TSX composite edges up, U.S. markets move lower

S&P/TSX composite edges up, U.S. markets move lower

Canada's main stock index ticked higher and U.S. markets drifted lower on Wednesday, as investors braced for earnings from U.S. tech heavyweight Nvidia after the bell and GDP numbers later in the week. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 14.
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Wall Street drifts lower ahead of Nvidia's earnings report

Wall Street drifts lower ahead of Nvidia's earnings report

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed lower a day after leaping back within a few good days’ worth of gains from their all-time high. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Wednesday after meandering between earlier gains and losses.
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Canada Post puts forward 'final offers' to union as overtime ban continues

Canada Post puts forward 'final offers' to union as overtime ban continues

The union had been in a strike position starting Friday but opted instead for an overtime ban.
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