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Metro Vancouver seeks 'media monitor' amid budget woes

Metro Vancouver seeks 'media monitor' amid budget woes

New West city councillor: "When things get really bad and this out of control, the first thing an organization will blame is the people reporting on the story itself."
Labour minister says Ottawa will remain on sideline as postal strike nears four weeks

Labour minister says Ottawa will remain on sideline as postal strike nears four weeks

The federal government has been under pressure from business groups to intervene in the strike, as it has done in recent high-profile labour disputes.
S&P/TSX composite up more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite up more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index gained more than 150 points Wednesday after the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ cut interest rates, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, led by a 1.8 per cent gain on the Nasdaq after the latest inflation report.
Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, sending Nasdaq to a record

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, sending Nasdaq to a record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to climbing after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 gained 0.
BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

OTTAWA — The Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ delivered another hefty interest rate cut as it acknowledged the economy has been weaker than it anticipated, but governor Tiff Macklem said Canadians should expect a slower pace of cuts moving forward.
Kirk LaPointe: BC Conservatives feast on themselves as voters starve for attention

Kirk LaPointe: BC Conservatives feast on themselves as voters starve for attention

Caucus squabbles over municipal matters overshadow province's pressing challenges
Being assaulted is not part of journalists' work, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ judge says in spitting case

Being assaulted is not part of journalists' work, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ judge says in spitting case

CBC journalists Shawn Foss and Dan Burritt were covering a Freedom Convoy vaccine protest in February 2022 when a protester spat on Foss, a cameraman.
Bryan Yu: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ hiring stalls, short-term optimism dips amid tariff concerns

Bryan Yu: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ hiring stalls, short-term optimism dips amid tariff concerns

Labour trends reflect economic headwinds and cautious optimism.
Opinion: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s holiday tax break will have winners and losers

Opinion: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s holiday tax break will have winners and losers

While the tax break will indeed put more money into consumers' pockets as the government has claimed, whether it will actually ease inflationary pressure is questionable.
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

OTTAWA — Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.