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Cindy Woodhouse paints self-portrait of unifying force as AFN's new national chief

Cindy Woodhouse paints self-portrait of unifying force as AFN's new national chief

OTTAWA — After a late night and long morning of voting, deal-making, concession speeches and tense last-minute pleading, Cindy Woodhouse was elected Thursday as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
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VCH set to buy Seymour Health out of receivership

VCH set to buy Seymour Health out of receivership

Receiver Ernst & Young's requested selling price comes in at $12M
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Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official

OTTAWA — The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday, warning rental and home prices could continue to rise without a boost to housing supply.
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Will Ottawa's new emissions cap constrain B.C.'s LNG sector?

Will Ottawa's new emissions cap constrain B.C.'s LNG sector?

It's unclear to what degree federal cap would align with provincial one
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Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Affluence increasingly important to Canadians amid high inflation, says poll

Feelings about religion stagnant, but 62 per cent of men say affluence is important to their lives.
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Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts you're planning on giving

Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts you're planning on giving

OTTAWA — A holiday spending plan is always a good idea, but as inflation pushes the cost of everything up and higher interest rates squeeze households, a budget is more important than ever.
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2024 to bring slower food inflation as prices continue to moderate: report

2024 to bring slower food inflation as prices continue to moderate: report

Food prices will keep rising in 2024, though at a slower pace, according to the latest Food Price Report.
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NDP government hiding cost of taxpayer-funded defence of Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

NDP government hiding cost of taxpayer-funded defence of Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

The B.C. government sent two lawyers to a two-day B.C. Supreme Court hearing in May 2022. A third lawyer was added for the one-day appeal hearing in October of this year.  
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B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

Anthony Jackson of BridgeMark Financial Corp. successfully sought a further delay to a B.C. Securities Commission hearing wherein executive director Peter Brady alleges he committed illegal insider trading and transactions contrary to the public interest.
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Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad

Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are looking over their shoulders at the political gains being made by the new kid on the block, says British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad.
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