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S&P/TSX composite falls Monday, U.S. markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite falls Monday, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell to open the week as gains in energy were offset by losses in metals, industrials and utilities, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 88.93 points at 27,405.42.
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Wall Street kicks off a week full of potential flashpoints with a whisper

Wall Street kicks off a week full of potential flashpoints with a whisper

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks coasted to a quiet finish to begin a week full of potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% on Monday to set an all-time high for the sixth straight day.
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Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Monday he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States.
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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: Interest rates The Bank of Canada is set to announce its latest interest rate decision and monetary policy report on Wednesday.
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Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

OTTAWA — Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise.
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Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they've been abandoned.
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Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Foes of decriminalization wrongly conflated it with poverty and the rise of homelessness, lawyer argues.
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Rob Shaw: Stats only part of the story on B.C. health care and public safety

Rob Shaw: Stats only part of the story on B.C. health care and public safety

New statistics on ERs and public safety don't always match with public sentiment.
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Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

CUPE local 1004: "We are disappointed with the park board's regular use of contract workers for jobs that city and parks workers could easily do, and we have articulated this to the city."
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Kirk LaPointe: Fiscal restraint a 'one-way street' for Eby government

Kirk LaPointe: Fiscal restraint a 'one-way street' for Eby government

BC NDP has created a double standard, pleading poverty after spending spree
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