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Region saw higher growth rate in Q3 compared to B.C. and Canada as a whole

A temporary pause on charging the federal sales tax on many items has retailers excited, even though they say preparing for the relief will mean a lot of extra work in a short period of time.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals.

WorkSafeBC says it found repeated safety code violations on the part of the resort and spa operators.

OTTAWA — Canada's telecommunications regulator has launched a consultation to determine whether the country's Big 3 providers should be able access wholesale fibre internet services.

Park board chair: "This is a centralization of power that does not benefit the people in Vancouver."

A housing catalogue for 21st-century housing woes

TORONTO — The federal government's "meaty" move to pause federal sales tax on a long list of items and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring could factor into an improving outlook for growth in 2025, economists say.

Onus is on tenants to prove landlord’s failure to mitigate, Court of Appeal rules

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 350 points Thursday in a broad rally led by energy and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also rose, led by a one-per-cent gain on the Dow. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 354.