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DOWNSIZING: Carney Scales Back Cabinet While Keeping Main Trudeau Team
Mark Carney was sworn in on Friday to become Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. While Carney has reduced the number of ministers ...
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BC Pulled US Liquor From Shelves—But It's Still for Sale (Just Not to You)
On Monday, the British Columbia government ordered the immediate removal of all US-made alcoholic beverages from BC Liquor stores, expanding a policy that initially targeted only products from ...
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COUNTERPUNCH! Canada Slaps US With Tariffs Worth $30B, In Line With European Union
Early Wednesday, Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that Canada will hit the US with nearly $30 billion worth of tariffs on American steel, aluminum, and consumer goods. This came in ...
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Despite Millions of Dollars of Investment, the Downtown Eastside Remains Desolate
The Downtown Eastside has become world famous for its high levels of poverty, drug use, and homelessness, and even after ...
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BC Pulls US Liquor—But What Happens to the Stock Already Paid For? The Province Won’t Say
A BC Liquor manager watched as employees pulled American liquor from shelves and stacked the bottles under a tarp. “We’ve ...
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BC Budget 2025: Record $10.9B Deficit Raises Concerns Over Debt and Spending
While the budget includes $95 billion in spending, BC’s projected revenues sit at $84 billion, leading to a deepening fiscal ...
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Canada Expands Foreign Aid While Accountability Concerns Persist
As Canada faces ongoing scrutiny over its foreign aid spending, the federal government has announced $37.9 million in new ...
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim Talks Rising Property Taxes, Homelessness, and Government Accountability
This week on Coastal Front, we are joined by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim who discussed the issues affecting Vancouverites such as inflating property taxes, homelessness, and government waste.