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S&P/TSX composite rises Monday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite rises Monday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index posted a gain Monday, helped by strength in financial stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 67.10 points at 22,126.13.
55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

Metro Vancouver's population forecast to climb to four million by the mid-2040s — a 200,000-person spike five years earlier than previously thought.
In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental-care plan

In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental-care plan

OTTAWA — In a bid to win over dentists who have been reluctant to join the federal dental-care plan, the health minister announced Monday that dentists can now "dip a toe" in the program before fully committing.
Baldrey: More sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ NDP MLAs not seeking re-election. How will this fare for Eby?

Baldrey: More sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ NDP MLAs not seeking re-election. How will this fare for Eby?

Will it be worth David Eby's time to replace the departing ministers before the 2024 provincial election, asks columnist Keith Baldrey.
Opinion: We can create effective food systems with entrepreneurial ideas

Opinion: We can create effective food systems with entrepreneurial ideas

Greater Vancouver Food bank champions collaboration and innovation to address growing need
Snap election unlikely in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ as European campaigns send incumbents packing

Snap election unlikely in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ as European campaigns send incumbents packing

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned heads internationally in 2021 when he called a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strike notice by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ship and dock foremen contravenes the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Labour Code: CIRB

Strike notice by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ship and dock foremen contravenes the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Labour Code: CIRB

VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has rescinded an industry-wide lockout notice after the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Industrial Relations Board found a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen contravenes the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Labour Cod
North Shore community groups flush Metro Vancouver inquiry wastewater plans

North Shore community groups flush Metro Vancouver inquiry wastewater plans

Any inquiry into the boondoggle should be done independently from Metro
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ port employer requests 'urgent strike intervention' by the CIRB

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ port employer requests 'urgent strike intervention' by the CIRB

VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer

VANCOUVER — A union representing ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has issued 72-hour strike notice against their employer.