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B.C. residents liable in $1B U.S. stock fraud have asset list sealed before penalty hearing

B.C. residents liable in $1B U.S. stock fraud have asset list sealed before penalty hearing

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking roughly $170 million from seven individuals who reside or conduct business in British Columbia following findings of fraud in civil court proceedings.
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Freeland spends freely, gets slammed by business groups

Freeland spends freely, gets slammed by business groups

Canadian finance minister increases deficit with $50 billion in additional spending
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Opinion: Ottawa is doubling down on missing the mark

Opinion: Ottawa is doubling down on missing the mark

The federal budget does little to address the country’s fundamentally broken systems
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B.C. delivery company UniUni lands $69M in financing

B.C. delivery company UniUni lands $69M in financing

Richmond-based last-mile delivery service capitalizes on e-commerce growth in the U.S.
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Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing 'suspiciously high' employee data

Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing 'suspiciously high' employee data

VANCOUVER — Unifor says it's temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.
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Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians to pay for agenda

Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians to pay for agenda

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a federal budget Tuesday that keeps the deficit capped at $40 billion, thanks to higher-than-expected government revenues and new taxes that largely offset billions in new spending.
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Illegal Airbnb operator loses bid to rejoin Vancouver short-term rental market

Illegal Airbnb operator loses bid to rejoin Vancouver short-term rental market

Anuj Chopra: "I stand before you all with humility and profound acknowledgement of my past missteps."
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Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget focuses on taxing investment, not spurring it

Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget focuses on taxing investment, not spurring it

Ottawa was dripping good news early, saving up for a tax-hike invoice later
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$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

OTTAWA — The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada's economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday as she tabled the docume
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$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

OTTAWA — The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada's economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday as she tabled the docume
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