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VANCOUVER — The union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports say members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action if necessary in an ongoing labour dispute with port employers.

Hydrogen fuel cell company delisted from TSX, seeks to reorganize

OTTAWA — The Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ may adjust the pace of interest rate cuts if warranted, governor Tiff Macklem said after announcing a third consecutive interest rate cut.

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region dropped 17.1 per cent in August from a year earlier and were more than a quarter below the 10-year seasonal average.

Real estate experts say the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s third consecutive interest rate cut will be cheered by those with variable-rate mortgages, but it could still be a while yet before lower borrowing costs translate into a meaningful boost to sales activity

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $684 million in July. The result compared with a revised deficit of $179 million in June. The initial reading for June had shown a surplus of $638 million.

OTTAWA — China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

VANCOUVER — The operator of Metro Vancouver's specialized HandyDART transit system says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday in an effort to resolve the dispute that has shut down most of the service.

Schools with international student populations exceeding 30 per cent will bear the brunt of the restrictions.

EDMONTON — Canadian Western Bank says shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a sale of the company to National Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. Edmonton-based CWB says the vote at the special meeting Tuesday was 99.