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Rob Shaw: B.C.'s ghosts of premiers past return to haunt the campaign trail

Rob Shaw: B.C.'s ghosts of premiers past return to haunt the campaign trail

BC NDP and BC Liberal heavyweights are picking federal sides — and pulling no punches
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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond East—Steveston

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond East—Steveston

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond Centre—Marpole

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond Centre—Marpole

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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Law Society of B.C. denies defaming lawyer in dispute over unmarked graves

Law Society of B.C. denies defaming lawyer in dispute over unmarked graves

Regulator defends Indigenous course content after lawyer sues, alleging defamation over Kamloops Indian Residential School claims
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Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25

Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $19.3 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $17.3 billion reported for the same period of 2023-24.
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UPDATE: U.S. order may pave way for B.C. company to mine the deep sea

UPDATE: U.S. order may pave way for B.C. company to mine the deep sea

U.S. President Trump’s order comes less than a month after the Vancouver-based Metals Company said it was seeking U.S. approval to mine critical minerals deep in the Pacific Ocean.
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Kirk LaPointe: Poilievre’s pen packs a punch, Carney’s signature keeps things calibrated

Kirk LaPointe: Poilievre’s pen packs a punch, Carney’s signature keeps things calibrated

A pseudoscientific look at how leadership styles show up in the strokes and slants of the federal leaders' signatures
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Wall Street's rally roars into a 3rd day as companies' profits keep piling up, for now at least

Wall Street's rally roars into a 3rd day as companies' profits keep piling up, for now at least

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally kept rolling Thursday as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up, though CEOs said they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s trade war.
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Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

With just a few days of campaigning left, leaders are pounding home key messages and setting their sights on ridings they hope to flip — or ones they risk losing.
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S&P/TSX composite up more than 250 points, U.S. stocks rise for third day

S&P/TSX composite up more than 250 points, U.S. stocks rise for third day

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 250 points in a broad-based rally led by base metals, while U.S. stock markets also climbed to close out a third straight day of gains. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 254.
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