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Stock markets reverse course to a positive finish despite looming U.S. shutdown

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index and U.S. markets finished in positive territory after reversing course from earlier declines on Tuesday, despite a looming U.S. government shutdown. John Zechner, ...
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S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets reverse course to finish higher

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index and U.S. markets finished in positive territory after reversing declines earlier in the day on Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 50.90 points at 30,022.81 ...
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Bridging the gap in Indigenous representation in B.C. tech

Today, many people from B.C. Indigenous communities still face challenges entering sectors such as technology, according to Lynn White, president and CEO of the Aboriginal Community Career Employment ...
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Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff

A worker sorts lumber at the Gorman Brothers Lumber sawmill, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump issued more tariffs on Monday evening that could add further ...
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Indigenous entrepreneurs seek success in B.C. culinary ventures

Research from Indigenous Tourism British Columbia (ITBC) holds that between 2003 and 2020, Indigenous tourism businesses in the province increased from 181 to 488 operations. That number includes ...
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Dual court challenges seek to revoke controversial B.C. pipeline permit

Over two days last week, a Gitxsan chief and a coalition of community and environmental groups launched separate court battles seeking to revoke the permit for the Prince Rupert Pipeline Project.
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Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won't pan away from Trump threat to tariff films

B.C. Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon speaks during an announcement, in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Jobs ...
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B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban

First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss protecting and ...
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Big tech names drive equity markets higher on AI enthusiasm after 'tougher week'

Strength in the technology sector helped Canada's main stock index finish more than 200 points higher, while U.S. markets ...
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BCREA renews calls for permanent roundtable to tackle housing crisis

The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) renewed its calls for a roundtable at a Monday press conference, after the Union of ...
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Wall Street drifts a bit higher as tech stocks climb even as oil prices sink

Traders James Conti, left and Christopher Lagana work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted a bit higher ...
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Former Vancouver Canucks owner admitted misconduct to BC Securities Commission

The BC Securities Commission says Vancouver businessman Arthur Griffiths has agreed to pay $30,000 for securities violations after investors in a cannabis company he headed lost their money.