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Tech stocks help S&P/TSX composite climb as Trump tariff threats fail to shake market

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index continued to climb Friday amid tech and financial gains, extending a nearly two-week run as markets bank on...

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high as they closed out a second straight winning week. The S&P 500...

Eby earns failing grade for fiscal management among premiers, according to think tank

It appears British Columbians have little faith in their premier to pull them from the current economic storm. That’s according to a Thursday study from the...

Tech stocks help S&P/TSX composite edge higher despite weakness in energy

TORONTO — Gains in technology stocks helped offset weakness in the energy sector as Canada's main stock index crept higher in late-morning trading, while...

Opinion: LA fires a reminder that B.C. wildfire prevention is priority one

Horrific scenes of the wildfires savaging the Los Angeles area are familiar to British Columbians, reminding us of similar sights in West Kelowna in...

Pete Fry now ‘flying solo’ as Vancouver council’s lone opposition member

And then there was one… Pete Fry is now Vancouver’s lone opposition city councillor in a chamber dominated by Mayor Ken Sim and seven...

$22.9M to flow through SFU to help commercialize research

Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Vancouver campus is set to be the hub of a $22.9-million, five-year, federal initiative to help graduate and post-doctoral students...

Energy and tech stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets also higher

TORONTO — Strength in technology and energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index move up in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed...

Rob Shaw: Diversifying B.C. trade too late for tariff storm after past NDP misfires

It starts with Kentucky bourbon, spreads to peanut butter, and is accompanied by a splash of orange juice. The Canadian response to Donald Trump’s...

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