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End the moratorium on thorium: SBOT

With political leaders across Canada having Road To Damascus conversions on the importance of energy and resource security and self-reliance – epiphanies triggered in no small...

Alternative lenders reshaping B.C. mortgage market

Mortgage brokers and alternative lenders are playing a bigger role in B.C.’s residential real estate sector, as cost-conscious homebuyers seek more financing options and...

Vancouver politicians push for electric passenger ferry to Gibsons, Bowen Island

A Vancouver city councillor and two park board commissioners announced plans Friday to potentially have an electric passenger ferry operating by 2027 that would...

Fast-tracked wind projects raise questions over transparency, oversight

Last winter, during a cold snap, which is often accompanied by a high-pressure system that becalms the wind, Alberta’s wind farms, with a generating...

Trump’s choice for chief trade negotiator says tariff threat is about fentanyl

WASHINGTON — The man likely to be named the United States' chief trade negotiator argued Thursday that President Donald Trump's tariff threat against Canada...

‘Flight to quality’ underway in Vancouver industrial real estate market

Vancouver’s industrial tenants and owner-occupiers may have a brief window to snag better facilities in the region before vacancy rates see an expected decline...

Travel to B.C. rises while visits from Mexicans plummet

New data show the number of visitors to B.C. rising despite a steep drop in the number of Mexican visitors.  The province was the...

Trade surplus with U.S. widened in December but down overall in 2024: StatCan

OTTAWA — Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. widened in December as overall exports rose thanks in part to higher energy prices, Statistics Canada...

S&P/TSX composite rises in late-morning trading, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 150 points in late-morning trading, led by gains in industrial, utilities and technology stocks,...

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