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Federal tax changes unconstitutional, Canadian lawyers claim

Federal tax changes unconstitutional, Canadian lawyers claim

The Canadian Federation of Law Societies claims tax changes threaten unreasonable search and seizure protections, freedom from restraint and protection of solicitor-client privilege
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Industry pushes back after Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices

Industry pushes back after Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices

PM's call comes as grocery prices rose 8.5 per cent in July, showing a slight easing of price growth but still running much hotter than overall inflation
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Are temporary foreign workers at risk?

Are temporary foreign workers at risk?

UN representative has urged authorities to do more to protect workers and help them become permanent residents of Canada
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Ottawa to remove GST on new rental housing, ask grocers to stabilize prices: PM

Ottawa to remove GST on new rental housing, ask grocers to stabilize prices: PM

GST measure would lower the cost of labour and materials for homebuilders
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Shane Grant joins Lululemon's board

Shane Grant joins Lululemon's board

Grant is the group deputy CEO, CEO Americas and executive vice-president of dairy, plant-based and global sales at Danone
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Mounting push to include Latin American countries in Canada's free trade deal with U.S., Mexico

Mounting push to include Latin American countries in Canada's free trade deal with U.S., Mexico

American senators say expanding the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to include Latin American countries would be a win-win for the Americas
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Royal B.C. Museum collections building underway after First Nations blessing

Royal B.C. Museum collections building underway after First Nations blessing

The province said it expects the $270M building to be substantially completed in the fall of 2025 and open to the public in 2026
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Credit card debt hit all-time high in Q2 as financial pressure builds: Equifax

Credit card debt hit all-time high in Q2 as financial pressure builds: Equifax

Agency says total Canadian consumer debt reached $2.4T during the second quarter
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B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

Regulator's audit found companies owed employee drivers $1.6M
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UBC-educated researcher, Canadian MP testify to U.S. politicians on Chinese interference

UBC-educated researcher, Canadian MP testify to U.S. politicians on Chinese interference

The United States’ Congressional-Executive Commission on China heard testimony on how China interferes in the affairs of foreign states
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