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Two more B.C. mortgage brokers alleged to have worked with illegal shadow lender

Two more B.C. mortgage brokers alleged to have worked with illegal shadow lender

Brokers Grant Brian Curtis and Tanya Ann Smith allegedly worked with unregistered B.C. broker Dean Frank James Walford
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U.K. aims to attract tourists by taking part in Canadian Pride parades

U.K. aims to attract tourists by taking part in Canadian Pride parades

The U.K. launches campaign to show it values LGBTQ+ rights by participating in Pride events in cities, such as Vancouver
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Production company suing former Man in the High Castle accountant who allegedly absconded to Mexico with boyfriend after embezzling more than $900,000

Production company suing former Man in the High Castle accountant who allegedly absconded to Mexico with boyfriend after embezzling more than $900,000

Reunion MITHC 2 Productions Inc.
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$10m for money laundering investigations included in government’s plans to combat white collar crime

$10m for money laundering investigations included in government’s plans to combat white collar crime

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau says plans are moving forward, but few specific details were announced
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Burnaby company hit with 1,732% U.S. anti-dumping duties

Burnaby company hit with 1,732% U.S. anti-dumping duties

Some sofa beds from Stylus include China-made mattresses now facing steep American anti-dumping duties
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Training and business partnerships needed to stave off populism: Morneau

Training and business partnerships needed to stave off populism: Morneau

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau addressed the global Consumer Goods Forum, held in Vancouver
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Diplomatic row with China not impacting birth tourism

Diplomatic row with China not impacting birth tourism

New figures of foreign, non-resident mothers giving birth in B.C. remain strong; Federal Minister of Immigration to respond to petition within weeks, says MP
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B.C. First Nations leaders say Bill C-262 Senate delay is ‘outrageous, undemocratic’

B.C. First Nations leaders say Bill C-262 Senate delay is ‘outrageous, undemocratic’

Indigenous groups are calling on the Senate to pass the legislation, rejecting Conservative fears about a potential ‘veto’ on infrastructure and resource development projects
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Insider trading: June 11, 2019

Insider trading: June 11, 2019

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended June 5, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Imperial Oil claims City of White Rock undervalued former gas station site targeted for expropriation

Imperial Oil claims City of White Rock undervalued former gas station site targeted for expropriation

BIV's lawsuit of the week
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