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Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

Parliament passed the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act in 2018
Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem

Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem

The governor says the central bank maintained its policy rate because it knows the effect of previous rate hikes are still filtering through the economy, including through mortgage renewals
Rizwan Somji steps down as Cymax Group Technologies' CEO

Rizwan Somji steps down as Cymax Group Technologies' CEO

Mike Herenberg is to be interim CEO until successor is appointed
Canada, U.S. to meet with Indigenous leaders in B.C. over pollution issues

Canada, U.S. to meet with Indigenous leaders in B.C. over pollution issues

Indigenous groups in both countries have been clamouring for years for a bilateral investigation of selenium contamination from B.C. coal mines owned by Teck Resources
Former B.C. premier John Horgan will be Canada's next ambassador to Germany

Former B.C. premier John Horgan will be Canada's next ambassador to Germany

Horgan, 64, was first elected to the legislative assembly in 2005 and was re-elected four consecutive times, twice as premier
Nearly half of small business affected by crime: report

Nearly half of small business affected by crime: report

CFIB survey finds 32% of Western Canadian small businesses victim of theft or property damage
'Chronic stress': Sheriffs and court staff suffering burnout and fatigue

'Chronic stress': Sheriffs and court staff suffering burnout and fatigue

B.C. court sheriffs and support staff report a lack of workers, leaving them overworked, mentally taxed and without new people to fill rank
Fintrac fines B.C. jeweller $66K for anti-money laundering violations

Fintrac fines B.C. jeweller $66K for anti-money laundering violations

A now-closed jeweller in Coquitlam has been slapped with an administrative penalty for anti-money laundering violations, says watchdog
Climate change campaigners switched gears to lobby MPs for a ceasefire in Gaza

Climate change campaigners switched gears to lobby MPs for a ceasefire in Gaza

Progressive social movements are attracted to actors and causes they perceive as underdogs, says expert
AI to provide quantum leap in small-business efficiency

AI to provide quantum leap in small-business efficiency

B.C.'s innovation minister looking for ways to encourage businesses to adopt AI