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Ship breaking critic wins $165K after company's legal delays

Ship breaking critic wins $165K after company's legal delays

Union Bay activist was awarded the legal fees after the ship breaker was found to have delayed an anti-SLAPP application.
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Oil prices help S&P/TSX composite close higher on Tuesday, U.S. markets fall

Oil prices help S&P/TSX composite close higher on Tuesday, U.S. markets fall

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished higher to cap off trading on Tuesday, benefiting from a rise in oil prices, while U.S. markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 134.46 points at 27,539.88.
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Prolific B.C. poacher gets 6 years, $1.1M fine over sea cucumbers

Prolific B.C. poacher gets 6 years, $1.1M fine over sea cucumbers

Serial poacher who used aliases and sham companies leads to major sentence
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Wall Street edges back from its records as a busy week picks up momentum

Wall Street edges back from its records as a busy week picks up momentum

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged back from their record levels as a busy week for Wall Street picks up momentum. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday after setting all-time highs for six straight days.
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Free trade carveouts key in potential deal between U.S. and Canada: business groups

Free trade carveouts key in potential deal between U.S. and Canada: business groups

Business leaders and academics say they hope to see Canada and the U.S. maintain free trade protections for most goods once an agreement is reached, even if the negotiations can't stave off certain sectoral tariffs.
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Rob Shaw: Eby vows to fix secret drug panel as B.C. pleads for experts with compassion

Rob Shaw: Eby vows to fix secret drug panel as B.C. pleads for experts with compassion

British Columbians sided with dying girl Charleigh Pollock over a faceless committee for a reason
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Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report

Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report

OTTAWA — Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year — but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits will narrow in the coming years.
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B.C. businesses scramble to get CUSMA compliant

B.C. businesses scramble to get CUSMA compliant

Businesses reliant on U.S. trade seek cover under trade agreement
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Kirk LaPointe: Metro Vancouver skirts transparency by pausing probe into sewage plant

Kirk LaPointe: Metro Vancouver skirts transparency by pausing probe into sewage plant

Officials shut down an independent review into the $3.9B North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, citing lawsuits they’ve known about for years
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Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with European Union

Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with European Union

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that Canada's negotiations with the United States are in an "intense phase" after President Donald Trump achieved a critical agreement with the European Union days away from his tariff deadline.
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