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Sean Orr, Lucy Maloney sworn in as Vancouver’s new city councillors

Sean Orr, Lucy Maloney sworn in as Vancouver’s new city councillors

Orr of COPE, Maloney of OneCity elected in April 5 byelection
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First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement

First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement

Leaders of Xatśūll First Nation say the provincial government has stepped on Aboriginal title rights and skirted environmental protections in a rush to approve expansion of a previously problematic mine site
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Pivoting away from the U.S. economy could be unrealistic for Canada

Pivoting away from the U.S. economy could be unrealistic for Canada

The deep integration and proximity of the Canada-U.S. economies could make negotiations inevitable, one expert argues
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B.C. unions claim foreign workers threaten maritime wages, workforce safety

B.C. unions claim foreign workers threaten maritime wages, workforce safety

Five groups pen letter to Ottawa raising concerns about workers on Canadian-regulated vessels
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Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer earned $487,224 in 2024

Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer earned $487,224 in 2024

Palmer leaves VPD this month to join RCMP, while deputy chief Fiona Wilson becomes new chief of Victoria Police Department
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Relaxed U.S. tariffs on electronics help drive market gains in U.S., Canada

Relaxed U.S. tariffs on electronics help drive market gains in U.S., Canada

News of relaxed U.S. tariffs on smartphones and other electronics helped propel gains on Canadian and U.S. stock markets on Monday after last week's dizzying ups and downs.
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Trade war could boost mass-timber construction in B.C., says developer

Trade war could boost mass-timber construction in B.C., says developer

Higher cost mitigated by time and labour savings, according to Adera Development
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B.C. judge uses Simpsons Duff Beer episode to explain failed lawsuit

B.C. judge uses Simpsons Duff Beer episode to explain failed lawsuit

B.C. judge muses 'life imitates art' before describing a failed class action lawsuit as a repeat of deceptive marketing practices carried out by the Duff Beer company in a 'notorious' Simpsons episode
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Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Ken Sim: ‘We have a fiduciary duty to do what's right for the City of Vancouver’
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B.C. lawyer who ‘flummoxed’ regulator agrees to 10-year ban

B.C. lawyer who ‘flummoxed’ regulator agrees to 10-year ban

Leonard Marriott made multiple mistakes and misled the court, according to two hearing panel rulings
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