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A panel of Canadian economists agree that 2012 should see modest growth in this country, continued low interest rates and a slightly weaker Canadian dollar. They’re also calling for market volatility tied to the eurozone, a slow recovery for the U.S. and slower, but still robust, growth for China.

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The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver is 574 pages chock full of short items covering the years from 1757, when George Vancouver was born, to 2011, when the city celebrated its 125th birthday.

“The book is fat, fun and filled with facts, just like the author,” said Allen Garr, …

A new survey judges Vancouver to be one of the top five places to live in a world of rising social unrest and falling economic conditions.

Consulting group Mercer assesses a range of factors, including safety, infrastructure, environment, plus culture and social climate, said company principal Luc Lalonde.

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Well it’s that time again when the Bank of Canada considers doing something with its overnight target rate, the benchmark interest rate that affects interest rates, directly and indirectly, throughout the country.

The Bank’s overnight target rate is currently one per cent, low by historical standards although it has been …