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Stocks bounce back after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll try to fire Fed chair Powell

Stocks bounce back after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll try to fire Fed chair Powell

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 added 0.
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Statistics Canada says income gap hit record high in first quarter

Statistics Canada says income gap hit record high in first quarter

OTTAWA — The income gap between the country's highest and lowest income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
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Rob Shaw: NDP dodges accountability in B.C. woman's killing after provincial policies ignored

Rob Shaw: NDP dodges accountability in B.C. woman's killing after provincial policies ignored

The province is brushing off questions over Bailey McCourt’s fatal attack after B.C. prosecutors overlooked rules meant to prevent domestic killings
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Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Residential sales over $4M dropped by half compared to the first half of last year.
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Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June edged up 0.4 per cent compared to May.
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Work on first new Victoria hotel in 20 years officially gets underway

Work on first new Victoria hotel in 20 years officially gets underway

The new eight-storey hotel with 167 rooms arrives amid increasing demand from leisure and business travellers.
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Bryan Yu: Lower Mainland home sales show signs of life at start of summer

Bryan Yu: Lower Mainland home sales show signs of life at start of summer

June saw a modest uptick in home sales across the region as easing rates and improved affordability drew in buyers
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Suspect arrested at YVR after alleged 'hijacking' of small aircraft

Suspect arrested at YVR after alleged 'hijacking' of small aircraft

The plane landed safely at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, and the sole occupant of the aircraft was arrested without incident.
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Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

New tools, techniques are helping the pre-construction industry survive a slowdown
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Opinion: B.C. debt surges faster under Eby than any premier in half a century

Opinion: B.C. debt surges faster under Eby than any premier in half a century

A new analysis finds province’s per-person debt has jumped 44% in just two years
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