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B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents' association over lack of consultation.
Lundin Mining says CEO to step down, names Jack Lundin as successor

Lundin Mining says CEO to step down, names Jack Lundin as successor

VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining Corp. says chief executive Peter Rockandel is stepping down at the end of the year.
Chasing mortgage predictions: More parlour trick than science?

Chasing mortgage predictions: More parlour trick than science?

Welcome to Mortgage Rundown, a quick take on Canada’s home financing landscape from mortgage strategist Robert McLister.
Meet the B.C. lumberjacks who set out to build a hybrid electric logging truck

Meet the B.C. lumberjacks who set out to build a hybrid electric logging truck

With a lack of electric heavy-duty trucks, Chace Barber and Eric Little took matters into their own hands and launched Edison Motors
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

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: Bank of Canada speech Nicolas Vincent, the external non-executive deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, will give a speech to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolit
How Ottawa can advance both economic reconciliation with First Nations and critical infrastructure development

How Ottawa can advance both economic reconciliation with First Nations and critical infrastructure development

Proponents say federal loan guarantee program would help right historical wrongs perpetrated against Indigenous Peoples, while helping to ensure critically needed national infrastructure gets built.
B.C.'s retiring top judge looks back on a half-century in law

B.C.'s retiring top judge looks back on a half-century in law

Chief Justice of B.C. Robert Bauman is hanging up his robes Oct. 1.
Opinion: B.C. small businesses need help, and WorkSafeBC is withholding a $2.5 billion lifeline

Opinion: B.C. small businesses need help, and WorkSafeBC is withholding a $2.5 billion lifeline

Local businesses need support in the form of cost relief and WorkSafeBC is in a position to offer a rebate, argue Emily Boston and Jairo Yunis
Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'

Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'

WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat is again urging India and Canada to work together on bringing Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killers to justice — and hopefully forestall a deepening of a serious geopolitical rift between two important allies. U.S.
Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says its Coastal GasLink pipeline project is 98 per cent complete.
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