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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Suncor earnings Suncor Energy Inc.
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From Beyonce to Blue Rodeo: The 'gifts' Vancouver's mayor has declared since 2022

From Beyonce to Blue Rodeo: The 'gifts' Vancouver's mayor has declared since 2022

Beyonce, Guns N' Roses, Boyz II Men, Ed Sheeran among concerts attended by Ken Sim.
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Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in one riding, inquiry finds

Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in one riding, inquiry finds

OTTAWA — Foreign meddling attempts didn't change who won the last two federal elections in Canada, but may have changed the result in one riding in 2021, a public inquiry concluded Friday.
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Carson Binda: B.C. should bring back an auditor general for local governments

Carson Binda: B.C. should bring back an auditor general for local governments

Taxpayer dollars drained by local government mismanagement
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Foreign meddling 'did not affect' overall federal election results: inquiry report

Foreign meddling 'did not affect' overall federal election results: inquiry report

OTTAWA — Foreign interference by China did not affect the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 general elections won by Justin Trudeau's Liberals, a federal commission of inquiry has found.
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Business insolvencies spike in first quarter, consumer insolvencies also rise

Business insolvencies spike in first quarter, consumer insolvencies also rise

OTTAWA — Business insolvencies surged 87.2 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, while consumer insolvencies rose 14 per cent.
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Five things to know about foreign interference from the inquiry's interim report

Five things to know about foreign interference from the inquiry's interim report

OTTAWA — After holding public hearings and gathering evidence in private, inquiry commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has released an interim report into foreign interference in Canada's last two general elections.
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B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

The Law Society of BC says millions of dollars from clients under a U.S. stock fraud probe flowed through a Vancouver lawyer's trust account with little to no inquiry from the lawyer despite 'objectively suspicious' circumstances.
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Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Can B.C. prove its controversial drug program works if it keeps changing the rules and failing to track key metrics?
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Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Adam Palmer: "You've got open drug use on the sidewalks in different neighbourhoods, in Yaletown and Coal Harbour — all over the city. We're not just talking about the Downtown Eastside."
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