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Mass casualties after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd

Mass casualties after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd

A 30-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested after multiple people were killed and others injured at a Filipino festival Saturday.
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In first election since B.C. money laundering inquiry, financial crime takes the back seat

In first election since B.C. money laundering inquiry, financial crime takes the back seat

Two experts on white-collar crime weigh in on the relatively muted responses from political parties on financial crime.
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Vancouver police chief says officers don’t have quotas for drug arrests in DTES

Vancouver police chief says officers don’t have quotas for drug arrests in DTES

Task Force Barrage under scrutiny as police board receives complaint alleging quotas
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S&P/TSX composite inches down while U.S. markets see gains

S&P/TSX composite inches down while U.S. markets see gains

Canada's main stock index ended the week with a slight dip, while U.S. markets saw a boost as American corporate heavyweights began reporting earnings.
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Big Tech carries Wall Street higher despite uncertainty about the trade war

Big Tech carries Wall Street higher despite uncertainty about the trade war

NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks carried major U.S. indexes higher to close out the market’s latest roller-coaster week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Friday, adding to its big gains over the previous three days.
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Metro Vancouver 'affordable' rental housing starts must increase 2,500%, says report

Metro Vancouver 'affordable' rental housing starts must increase 2,500%, says report

The 2025 Regional Housing Needs report paints a stark picture of the need for more homes, especially in the rental and affordable housing sector
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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond East—Steveston

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond East—Steveston

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond Centre—Marpole

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Richmond Centre—Marpole

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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Law Society of B.C. denies defaming lawyer in dispute over unmarked graves

Law Society of B.C. denies defaming lawyer in dispute over unmarked graves

Regulator defends Indigenous course content after lawyer sues, alleging defamation over Kamloops Indian Residential School claims
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Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25

Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $19.3 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $17.3 billion reported for the same period of 2023-24.
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