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Why Daylight Saving Time is like Groundhog Day

Why Daylight Saving Time is like Groundhog Day

NDP government introduced legislation to permanently fix DST five years ago
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Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.
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B.C. lawyer who wired $2.6M to Dubai for client hit with more sanctions

B.C. lawyer who wired $2.6M to Dubai for client hit with more sanctions

Neal Burton Wang faces discipline from the Law Society of BC after being caught moving millions of dollars through his trust account, to a company in Dubai, according to a 2023 tribunal ruling
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Beyond Vancouver, B.C.'s secondary real estate markets poised for investor growth

Beyond Vancouver, B.C.'s secondary real estate markets poised for investor growth

Anticipated development, lower interest rates create opportunities across the province
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B.C. port lockout looms as businesses fear fallout of another labour disruption

B.C. port lockout looms as businesses fear fallout of another labour disruption

VANCOUVER — Ports in British Columbia could potentially be paralyzed again starting next week as a lockout looms in the dispute between employers and the union representing more than 700 foremen.
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OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

TORONTO — Canadians now have a single place to appeal banking issues after the federal government's simplification of the system took effect Friday.
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Mixed compliance, minimal gains mark first year of B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act

Mixed compliance, minimal gains mark first year of B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act

Although the province's gender pay gap reduced from 18 per cent in 2022 to 17 per cent in 2023, it's too early to find a correlation with 2024 results pending
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Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say

Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's ports may again be disrupted by a labour dispute, as employers say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing foremen.
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Unregistered trading through Hong Kong firms lands B.C. man $125K fine, ban

Unregistered trading through Hong Kong firms lands B.C. man $125K fine, ban

Two men from North Vancouver and Revelstoke who brokered unregistered sales of securities trough Hong Kong firms face sanctions from the B.C. Securities Commission
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'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights

'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights

VANCOUVER — Taylor Swift fan Kelly Hall was elated when she beat the odds and was allocated three coveted tickets for The Eras Tour in Vancouver. Then she started looking for a hotel. Hall, who lives in Oshawa, Ont.
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