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Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Friday on worries that good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.
Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

TORONTO — Provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives starting next year, federal health minister Mark Holland announced on Friday, which those professionals say will allow
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada.
Opinion: Higher taxes will hammer British Columbians in 2025

Opinion: Higher taxes will hammer British Columbians in 2025

Payroll, carbon and digital taxes will leave people struggling to keep up
City of Vancouver website now lists ‘gifts’ council received in 2024

City of Vancouver website now lists ‘gifts’ council received in 2024

Concert tickets, Canucks games among freebies received by Mayor Ken Sim and councillors
Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks

Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is trying to distract from how costly his tariffs will be for American consumers by talking about making Canada the 51st state.
Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election. Neither Trudeau's announcement that he plans to resign as Liberal leader nor U.S.
December's part-time gains overshadow full-time losses in B.C. labour market

December's part-time gains overshadow full-time losses in B.C. labour market

Province added more than 14K jobs last month, amid notable losses in full-time work
B.C. tribunal rejects cash-and-beer deal in motor repair dispute

B.C. tribunal rejects cash-and-beer deal in motor repair dispute

Man allegedly made a partial payment by putting a Ziploc bag full of loonies, quarters, dimes, and nickels worth $140 in the other man’s mailbox.
Liberals set to announce Trudeau's successor as party leader on March 9

Liberals set to announce Trudeau's successor as party leader on March 9

Potential candidates have just two weeks to decide to run and potential voters less than three weeks to join the party in order to vote.