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Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

Federal government presents fall economic statement Tuesday
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CRA claws back $458M in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit

CRA claws back $458M in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit

An auditor general report last year warned that thousands of businesses received wage subsidies may not have been eligible for the program
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week (Nov. 20-24)

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week (Nov. 20-24)

From consumer prices to a federal economic update, and more
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Rogers, union representing striking workers in Metro Vancouver reach tentative deal

Rogers, union representing striking workers in Metro Vancouver reach tentative deal

A ratification decision is expected Monday evening
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Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at convention in Victoria

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at convention in Victoria

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took political swings at his two leadership counterparts during a speech to more than 700 delegates attending the British Columbia NDP convention.
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B.C. homestay owner alleges partner defrauded business of $400K

B.C. homestay owner alleges partner defrauded business of $400K

One Vancouver Central Homestay owner alleges the other, a paralegal, has admitted to a gambling addiction
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B.C. investor sees return of $900K mortgage funds after illegal fundraising

B.C. investor sees return of $900K mortgage funds after illegal fundraising

Geoffrey Rajay Sidhu misappropriated nearly $1M from an investor who took out a mortgage against their home understanding it would be invested in a company
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'Desperate' Metro Vancouver renews $3.5B infrastructure plea to feds

'Desperate' Metro Vancouver renews $3.5B infrastructure plea to feds

Metro Vancouver board chair George Harvie asked Ottawa Friday to pay for a third of a $10-billion wastewater plant upgrade and over $200 million for affordable housing
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Alleged B.C. stock manipulators turned back at Supreme Court of Canada

Alleged B.C. stock manipulators turned back at Supreme Court of Canada

Fred Sharp of West Vancouver and three other B.C. residents have had their appeal of a Quebec tribunal action dismissed at the highest court
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Keep China's communications channels with Canada open, Trudeau urged Xi at APEC

Keep China's communications channels with Canada open, Trudeau urged Xi at APEC

Canada, China relations have remained icy for years amid diplomatic sparring
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