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Once Stephen Harper’s shipmate, polar tour company’s founder faces $30 million bankruptcy

Once Stephen Harper’s shipmate, polar tour company’s founder faces $30 million bankruptcy

Andrew Prossin’s One Ocean Expeditions Inc. has left hundreds of tourists, contractors and employees without payment or refunds
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Teachers reach collective agreement amid work-from-home orders

Teachers reach collective agreement amid work-from-home orders

Three-year “2-2-2” deal now expires in just over two years
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Tiff Macklem named new Bank of Canada governor, effective June 3

Tiff Macklem named new Bank of Canada governor, effective June 3

Ottawa has named current University of Toronto Rotman School of Management dean Tiff Macklem as the next governor for the Bank of Canada.
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New B.C. lobbyists transparency act comes into effect; monthly filings now required

New B.C. lobbyists transparency act comes into effect; monthly filings now required

Non-profits, unions must register under new regulations
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Feds unlikely to provide additional rent support; banks asked to step up

Feds unlikely to provide additional rent support; banks asked to step up

The federal government is unlikely to step into provincial jurisdictions to provide rent support for residential renters across the country, despite announcing earlier a similar plan for supporting small-business rent.
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Trudeau takes break from COVID theme, announces military-grade gun ban

Trudeau takes break from COVID theme, announces military-grade gun ban

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau took a break from announcing COVID-19-related policy on Friday, officially banning military-grade assault weapons in Canada effective immediately.
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Updated: Members still paying fees at Steve Nash Fitness despite insolvency

Updated: Members still paying fees at Steve Nash Fitness despite insolvency

Legal experts say the company continues to operate because it hasn’t declared bankruptcy
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Richmond resident caught selling 1,500 fake COVID-19 test kits

Richmond resident caught selling 1,500 fake COVID-19 test kits

More than 1,500 fake COVID-19 testing kits have been seized from a Richmond resident by the RCMP in partnership with Health Canada.
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BCCDC sees spike in cleaning product exposure calls

BCCDC sees spike in cleaning product exposure calls

The BC Centre for Disease Control says there has been a 60 per cent spike in calls related to household cleaner exposure since mid-March, when British Columbians began staying home due to COVID-19
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COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in B.C.

COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in B.C.

82 people are hospitalized from COVID-19 in B.C. – down from high of 149 on April 6
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