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Manitoba ad campaign will promote buying local amid Trump tariff tiff

Manitoba ad campaign will promote buying local amid Trump tariff tiff

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government launched a website and advertising campaign Wednesday to convince people to buy local products and support businesses threatened by potential tariffs from the United States.
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Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the city has organizations with plans in various stages of completion worried about the projects they've spent years trying to get off the ground.
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Great-West Lifeco earns $1.1 billion in fourth quarter, raises dividend

Great-West Lifeco earns $1.1 billion in fourth quarter, raises dividend

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. says it earned $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $740 million a year earlier. The Winnipeg, Man.-based insurer raised its dividend and said it intends to repurchase additional common shares in 2025.
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Republican senator pleads with Trump to exempt potash from threatened tariffs

Republican senator pleads with Trump to exempt potash from threatened tariffs

WASHINGTON — A Republican senator from Iowa is pleading for an exemption for potash if U.S. President Donald Trump triggers a trade war by imposing steep tariffs on Canadian imports.
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Demolitions go ahead in Calgary neighbourhood for transit station that may never come

Demolitions go ahead in Calgary neighbourhood for transit station that may never come

CALGARY — Steel snapped and tumbled to the snow-covered concrete on Wednesday as bulldozers ripped away pieces of Calgary's Eau Claire Market, a plucky mall near the Bow River built in the early 1990s.
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S&P/TSX composite rises almost 300 points Wednesday, U.S. markets also make gains

S&P/TSX composite rises almost 300 points Wednesday, U.S. markets also make gains

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 300 points Wednesday on widespread market strength, while U.S. stocks rose after a mixed trading day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 290.49 points at 25,569.84.
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Security will shut down wilderness area near G7 summit in Kananaskis in June

Security will shut down wilderness area near G7 summit in Kananaskis in June

CALGARY — A vast swath of mountain wilderness near where G7 leaders will be meeting at Kananaskis, west of Calgary, will be shut down as officials ramp up security measures to protect the world leaders attending the event in June.
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Automatic donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign

Automatic donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign

VANCOUVER — When Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka noticed an annual $1,225 donation to BC United had been charged to his credit card weeks after the party suspended its provincial election campaign last year, he "immediately" sought a refund from
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises as earnings reporting season ramps up

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises as earnings reporting season ramps up

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted higher Wednesday as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 rose 0.
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises as earnings reporting season ramps up

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises as earnings reporting season ramps up

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted higher Wednesday as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 rose 0.
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