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StatCan says cellphone bills are plunging. The truth is more complicated

StatCan says cellphone bills are plunging. The truth is more complicated

Canada’s flagship inflation report says wireless prices have dropped 50 per cent over five years
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Granville Street bridge 'defects' do not pose safety risk: City of Vancouver

Granville Street bridge 'defects' do not pose safety risk: City of Vancouver

City is suing contractors that worked on a bridge rehabilitation project starting in 2019
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Federal government scales back carbon price rebates for small businesses

Federal government scales back carbon price rebates for small businesses

OTTAWA — The federal government is cutting the amount of financial relief small businesses will receive from carbon pricing revenues so it can increase the size of the rebate it is providing to rural families.
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Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark

Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named a new post-secondary education minister to replace Selina Robinson, who recently resigned over comments about the Middle East.
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Carol Lee's entrepreneurial, people-centric approach to revitalizing Chinatown

Carol Lee's entrepreneurial, people-centric approach to revitalizing Chinatown

The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation chair is the recipient of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award
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B.C. inflation cools down to 3% after months of climbing

B.C. inflation cools down to 3% after months of climbing

Airfares, clothing lead the way on easing inflation in January
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More doctors practising family medicine in B.C., seen as significant change

More doctors practising family medicine in B.C., seen as significant change

Of the 708 additional doctors in family practice in B.C., 179 — or more than 25 per cent — are practising on Vancouver Island.
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Canadian airline ordered to pay $1,870 in negligence damages

Canadian airline ordered to pay $1,870 in negligence damages

Three people were stranded in Aruba after their itinerary was changed.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week.
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RRSPs, TFSAs or FHSAs — where should Canadians invest when their money is limited?

RRSPs, TFSAs or FHSAs — where should Canadians invest when their money is limited?

More registered accounts means there are more competing priorities for clients' limited assets.
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