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Bank regulator outlines expanded risk guidelines to include integrity, security

Bank regulator outlines expanded risk guidelines to include integrity, security

TORONTO — Canada's banking regulator has released draft guidelines on how it expects to oversee the integrity and security of financial institutions, including foreign interference risk.
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North Vancouver grain silo collapse remains mired in court

North Vancouver grain silo collapse remains mired in court

Lawsuits over the grain silo collapse has become a “quagmire,” the judge says
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Surrey taking provincial government to court over police transition decision

Surrey taking provincial government to court over police transition decision

As of last month, there were 246 SPS officers that had been deployed into policing operations in Surrey.
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Construction association 'thrilled' Impact Assessment Act ruled unconstitutional

Construction association 'thrilled' Impact Assessment Act ruled unconstitutional

Construction and energy associations applaud Supreme Court of Canada ruling
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Province denies Surrey policing transition contractor in conflict of interest, reveals contract value

Province denies Surrey policing transition contractor in conflict of interest, reveals contract value

Former BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald has been hired to facilitate the transition from the Surrey RCMP to the Surrey Police Service
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Macklem says BoC will have to decide whether to be patient or to raise rates further

Macklem says BoC will have to decide whether to be patient or to raise rates further

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank will be deciding whether to exert patience at its next rate meeting or hike rates further.
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Fish farm giant Mowi suing fisheries ministers, taxpayers for Discovery Islands closures

Fish farm giant Mowi suing fisheries ministers, taxpayers for Discovery Islands closures

In a lawsuit, the aquaculture giant Mowi claims Canada 'wiped out' a third of its business
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‘Unite the left’ remains popular federally with over half of Liberals, says poll

‘Unite the left’ remains popular federally with over half of Liberals, says poll

The idea of a united left-of-centre party is less popular with the NDP or Conservative Party.
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Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

More than 10,000 hired in their six years in power
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Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report

Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report

A $30-billion federal funding initiative launched in 2021 to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has created a fraction of the new spaces expected in the first year of operation in three provinces that were assessed, a new report said.
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