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B.C. adds 26K jobs in September as demand for construction workers booms

B.C. adds 26K jobs in September as demand for construction workers booms

Unemployment rose to 5.4 per cent last month: StatCan
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Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

A leaked letter outlines examples of lack of action and statements of misinformation by Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke and city council.
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Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Wayne Rideout spent more than six years in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and recently oversaw policing in the province
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Grocers to offer discounts, price freezes on food, but Champagne offers little detail

Grocers to offer discounts, price freezes on food, but Champagne offers little detail

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says grocers will offer discounts, price freezes and price matching as an initial step to stabilize grocery prices.
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Grocers to offer discounts, price freezes on food, but Champagne offers little detail

Grocers to offer discounts, price freezes on food, but Champagne offers little detail

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says grocers will offer discounts, price freezes and price matching as an initial step to stabilize grocery prices.
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Soaring Vancouver hotel prices could fuel new development

Soaring Vancouver hotel prices could fuel new development

International report projects an 8.9% increase in Vancouver hotel rates next year
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Competition intensity has decreased over last two decades, Competition Bureau finds

Competition intensity has decreased over last two decades, Competition Bureau finds

OTTAWA — Competition Bureau commissioner Matthew Boswell says new research from the bureau finds the competition intensity in the country has decreased over the last two decades.
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Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

TORONTO — Younger Canadians don't want to be their own bosses, intensifying the slowdown in entrepreneurship in Canada, according to a new RBC report.
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Statistics Canada says country posts $718M merchandise trade surplus for August

Statistics Canada says country posts $718M merchandise trade surplus for August

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade balance shifted to a surplus in August, helped by strong growth in exports of unwrought gold and crude oil, Statistics Canada said.
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British Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly bear hunting ban: survey

British Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly bear hunting ban: survey

Public feedback on the NDP government’s draft Grizzly Bear Stewardship Framework remains open until Oct. 6
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