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Temporary GST tax holiday taxes patience of business

Temporary GST tax holiday taxes patience of business

Two-month tax holiday saves customers pennies
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Insolvency wave hit B.C. firms hard in 2024 amid economic squeeze

Insolvency wave hit B.C. firms hard in 2024 amid economic squeeze

Inflation, elevated interest rates, market disruptions drove business failures in key sectors
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MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his cabinet Friday when he shuffles his team days after Chrystia Freeland rattled the party and the government with her sudden resignation as finance minister.
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LeBlanc says it's not the government's job to respond to everything Trump posts

LeBlanc says it's not the government's job to respond to everything Trump posts

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it's not the Liberal government's job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online.
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S&P/TSX suffers triple-digit losses; loonie also slides while U.S. markets rise

S&P/TSX suffers triple-digit losses; loonie also slides while U.S. markets rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index slumped again on Thursday, dragged lower by losses in sectors like industrials and real estate, while U.S. markets rose a day after one of their worst declines of the year.
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Stock market today: Wall Street ends little changed after giving up a big morning gain

Stock market today: Wall Street ends little changed after giving up a big morning gain

NEW YORK (AP) — An early rebound for U.S. stocks petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.
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U.S. tariffs potentially devastating for Canadian businesses: CME poll

U.S. tariffs potentially devastating for Canadian businesses: CME poll

OTTAWA — The tariffs threatened by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump could be potentially devastating for Canadian businesses and workers, said a new survey by lobby group Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
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Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations

Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations

OTTAWA — Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike.
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NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau’s resignation.
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Opinion: B.C.’s government will face extraordinary economic challenges in 2025

Opinion: B.C.’s government will face extraordinary economic challenges in 2025

Trump’s tariffs and falling immigration could force a rethink of provincial priorities
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