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Energy, telecom and tech drag S&P/TSX composite lower Thursday, U.S. stocks mixed

Energy, telecom and tech drag S&P/TSX composite lower Thursday, U.S. stocks mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Thursday, weighed down by losses in energy, telecom and technology stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Ford and Qualcomm offset rising fashion and tobacco stocks

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Ford and Qualcomm offset rising fashion and tobacco stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed close as drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm worked against buoyant fashion and cigarette stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.
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Okanagan distilleries seeing spike in sales as Canadians push to shop local

Okanagan distilleries seeing spike in sales as Canadians push to shop local

Craft distilleries see a sales spike as British Columbians push back against U.S. tariffs with their wallets
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Bell CEO slams CRTC, announces further slowdown of fibre network build

Bell CEO slams CRTC, announces further slowdown of fibre network build

The chief executive of BCE Inc. blasted the national telecom regulator as he announced the company would further scale back the build of its fibre internet network.
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National rent prices hit 18-month low in January: report

National rent prices hit 18-month low in January: report

TORONTO — Average asking rents across Canada hit an 18-month low in January, declining 4.4 per cent on an annual basis to $2,100. A monthly report by Rentals.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

A long-overdue treaty update is stalled, leaving province vulnerable to political and economic risks
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Business group asks consumers to take '30-day challenge' to support local companies

Business group asks consumers to take '30-day challenge' to support local companies

Think Local First has about 180 members, ranging from grocers and clothing retailers to eye-care professionals and hotels
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B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

Building new homes in dangerous places could cost B.C. another $2.2 billion a year by 2030 — far more than anywhere else in Canada, a new study has found.
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Opinion: B.C. risks billions if new homes are built in the path of fires and floods

Opinion: B.C. risks billions if new homes are built in the path of fires and floods

New report shows why the most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild after a disaster
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Farming’s AI future is here—so why are some B.C. farmers holding back?

Farming’s AI future is here—so why are some B.C. farmers holding back?

Artificial intelligence yet to fully take root in farming despite general enthusiasm for adoption
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