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B.C. boosts biosecurity with new isolation pods

B.C. boosts biosecurity with new isolation pods

Pods can be loaded onto ambulances, helicopters and airplanes to more safely shuttle infectious patients to and from B.C.’s Biocontainment Treatment Centre
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Expert says Trump wants a 'win' as it remains unclear whether Canada thwarted tariffs

WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of déjà vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war.
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SFU’s $80M supercomputer upgrade set to boost Canadian business

SFU’s $80M supercomputer upgrade set to boost Canadian business

Country’s largest supercomputer will help advance innovation, research and AI capacity
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Trump calls Freeland 'a whack' and Poilievre 'not a MAGA guy' as tariff threat looms

Trump calls Freeland 'a whack' and Poilievre 'not a MAGA guy' as tariff threat looms

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in this week on domestic Canadian politics, firing insults at Chrystia Freeland and saying Pierre Poilievre is not a "MAGA guy" as his deadline to impose steep tariffs on Canada inches closer.
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B.C. minister sees more housing certainty ahead despite trade war worries

B.C. minister sees more housing certainty ahead despite trade war worries

Ravi Kahlon talks infrastructure, transit, supportive housing with industry audience in Vancouver
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Advocates decry watchdog's proposal to fine air travellers who breach confidentiality

Advocates decry watchdog's proposal to fine air travellers who breach confidentiality

MONTREAL — Passenger rights advocates are raising alarm bells about a proposed change that would give the country's transport watchdog new powers to penalize air travellers for breaching confidentiality rules.
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B.C.'s Nexera Robotics secures $4.5M to improve robot-handling skills

B.C.'s Nexera Robotics secures $4.5M to improve robot-handling skills

The Vancouver-based developer of NeuraGrasp is one of two local developers of robotic grasping technologies that shared updates this week
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More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat

More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat

Premier David Eby says B.C. residents will soon start seeing more "Buy BC" advertisements, and the province has also launched a new website with a tool to help people buy local.
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Canada's economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump

Canada's economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump

OTTAWA — Canada's economy was heating up heading into 2025, but the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House threatens to snuff out those burgeoning flames. Statistics Canada reported Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.
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Ottawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period

Ottawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier.
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