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B.C. municipal manager seeks more than $700K in city dismissal lawsuit

B.C. municipal manager seeks more than $700K in city dismissal lawsuit

Paramjit Singh Grewal is also suing current city Coun. Dylan Kruger for defamation.
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Twice-disbarred Richmond lawyer claimed 'damaged' brain, heads back to China

Twice-disbarred Richmond lawyer claimed 'damaged' brain, heads back to China

The Law Society of BC wants full custodianship of former lawyer Hong Guo's files but Guo is understood to be in China, according to her locum.
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Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?

Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say th
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Fire bans announced in B.C. and Alberta as more than 170 wildfires burn

Fire bans announced in B.C. and Alberta as more than 170 wildfires burn

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Tactical evacuations have started in northeastern British Columbia as wildfires tear through the area. An update from the B.C.
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Vancouver council rejects small business leaders' plea for tax break

Vancouver council rejects small business leaders' plea for tax break

Coun. Rebecca Bligh: "This decision made today is not made lightly by any stretch."
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Former B.C. unicorn Copperleaf wins YVR asset-management contract

Former B.C. unicorn Copperleaf wins YVR asset-management contract

Technology will help Vancouver International Airport manage infrastructure and investment-planning to get the biggest bang for its bucks
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Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund

Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund

OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
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The federal budget admits millennials and Gen Z are being left behind. Now it’s time to fix the system

The federal budget admits millennials and Gen Z are being left behind. Now it’s time to fix the system

Even though the age pattern in spending is presently out-of-whack, the government is showing progress in delivering concrete policies that will make lives better for young people
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BoC officials split on when to start cutting interest rates, summary shows

BoC officials split on when to start cutting interest rates, summary shows

OTTAWA — Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
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Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget

Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes.
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