Canada’s $1 Billion Question: Do Property Rights Still Exist in British Columbia?

British Columbia’s Supreme Court October ruling could leave private property in 95% of British Columbia vulnerable to claims from indigenous groups that have been seeking to reclaim ownership of land taken from them scores of years ago, said government officials and property lawyers, the Wall Street Journal reported. The ruling has roiled the wealthy districts of the greater Vancouver area, one of the most expensive real-estate markets in the world.
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Tensions Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Holdings Ease as IMF Praises Economic Progress

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised El Salvador's stronger-than-expected economic growth in a statement on Monday, CoinDesk.com reported. The update notably did not include previous IMF suggestions that El Salvador would be putting on hold its strategy of accumulating bitcoin (BTC), something that country — under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele — has continued to do since negotiating an IMF loan package several months ago.
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Laurentian University Staff and Faculty to Receive $3M Settlement over Mismanaged Retirement Health Benefits

Current and former members of Laurentian University’s staff and faculty unions will receive cheques in the new year after paying into a retiree health benefits plan that the university spent on its operational and capital budgets instead, CBC.ca reported. The money meant for the retiree health benefits plan was mismanaged during Laurentian’s insolvency from 2021 to 2022.
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