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Why financial literacy should be a 'lifelong journey'

Why financial literacy should be a 'lifelong journey'

November is Financial Literacy Month. It's a time when Canadians are encouraged to reflect on their financial well-being, and build financial confidence.
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B.C. adds 10K jobs in October as labour market tightens further

B.C. adds 10K jobs in October as labour market tightens further

Unemployment rate the second lowest in Canada after latest gains
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Lawsuit of the week: Short-term rental operators sue Sechelt over land use regulations

Lawsuit of the week: Short-term rental operators sue Sechelt over land use regulations

A group of property owners is taking the District of Sechelt to court to overturn new amendments to the municipality’s business licence bylaw that they say unlawfully restricts them from offering their secondary homes as short-term rentals In a petit
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Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Province counts another 23 people as having died while infected with COVID-19
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Ottawa to tax public company share buybacks

Ottawa to tax public company share buybacks

Federal mini budget includes new taxes and tax breaks
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Defence experts weigh-in on McCallum parking lot incident

Defence experts weigh-in on McCallum parking lot incident

Biomechanical engineer estimates that if Surrey’s outgoing mayor had been run over, his foot would have felt the weight of 413 kilograms from the rear of slow-moving car.
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Funding election promises a complicated undertaking

Funding election promises a complicated undertaking

Municipal finance threatens to limit quick action from region’s new mayors, experts say
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McCallum complaints about pro-RCMP group revealed

McCallum complaints about pro-RCMP group revealed

Outgoing Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum complained three times to the Surrey RCMP about protesters outside his house, including one dressed as a skeleton on Halloween 2021.
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Crown case closed; will outgoing Surrey mayor testify?

Crown case closed; will outgoing Surrey mayor testify?

Doug McCallum’s lawyer is expected to tell judge this morning whether McCallum will testify in his defence
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Demolishing viaducts to be on new Vancouver city council agenda

Demolishing viaducts to be on new Vancouver city council agenda

New strategy could be to ask senior governments to help fund the project
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