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S&P/TSX composite ticks higher Wednesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite ticks higher Wednesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metal stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed but held relatively steady.
I'm thinking about switching careers and getting into tech. Do I need another degree?

I'm thinking about switching careers and getting into tech. Do I need another degree?

Also, why women are leaving the C-suite, an Inuk designer takes on New York Fashion Week and negotiating tactics to close the wage gap.
Opinion: B.C.'s carbon tax plan needs a reset

Opinion: B.C.'s carbon tax plan needs a reset

Small businesses and households are struggling to manage a growing carbon tax burden
Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans

Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has revealed another glimpse of what it will present in the coming federal budget, announcing it's setting aside another $15 billion for an apartment construction loan program.
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.
Facing an audit? Here's how business owners can respond

Facing an audit? Here's how business owners can respond

A company can be audited for any issue, and it can take a year or more to move through the process.
Chinese restaurants struggling amid weaker consumer, tourist demand

Chinese restaurants struggling amid weaker consumer, tourist demand

Lower consumer spending and fewer tourists from China are pushing multiple Metro Vancouver eateries towards closure
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.
Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise: board

Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise: board

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in March fell from the previous year, as total sales were nearly one-third lower than the 10-year average.
Rob Shaw: Manitoba NDP to ditch carbon tax as BC NDP doubles down

Rob Shaw: Manitoba NDP to ditch carbon tax as BC NDP doubles down

As Pierre Poilievre brings 'axe the tax' tour to B.C., David Eby sticks to increasingly unpopular piece of B.C.'s climate strategy