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Austerity Measures   -   Sep 24, 2025 Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue
Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue

Cyprus’s 2013 crisis set a eurozone precedent: citizens’ deposits were seized in a bail-in, alongside harsh austerity, reshaping the economy and eroding trust in banks.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 24, 2025 Bail-In: Losing deposits in name of Austerity
Bail-In: Losing deposits in name of Austerity

Bail-ins transfer bank failure costs to citizens and businesses, cutting into deposits and pensions—privatizing gains while socializing losses, and leaving deep economic and social impacts.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
WBN News Vancouver   -   Sep 24, 2025 “Most Ambitious”? Build Canada Homes Faces Old Problems (Part 1)
“Most Ambitious”? Build Canada Homes Faces Old Problems (Part 1)

In a country where delays, red tape, and rising costs have become the norm in housing delivery, the federal government’s new Build Canada Homes plan enters the ring with bold promises—and familiar challenges.

by Bready Wu & WBN News Kitsilano & WBN News Vancouver & WBN News Langley
AI Scams   -   Sep 24, 2025 AI Job Offer Scams Are Trapping Canadians in Costly Fraud
AI Job Offer Scams Are Trapping Canadians in Costly Fraud

AI job offer scams are rising in Canada, using fake recruiters and deepfake interviews to steal personal data and money from eager job seekers.

by Debbie Balfour & WBN Ai & WBN News Langley & WBN News Abbotsford & WBN News Okanagan
Weekday Horoscopes   -   Sep 24, 2025 Fresh Business Magic: Your Wednesday Horoscope
Fresh Business Magic: Your Wednesday Horoscope

Scope of the day! Libra–The Diplomat (September 23 – October 22) Balancing acts are your specialty, but don’t bend so much that you lose your spine. Keep negotiations fair, firm, and profitable for both sides

by Leah Powers & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada
Deutscher Platz   -   Sep 23, 2025 Deutscher Platz: Vancouver's Surviving Cultural Legacy
Deutscher Platz: Vancouver's Surviving Cultural Legacy

Discover Deutscher Platz, one of only 3 surviving Expo 86 cultural plazas. Explore Vancouver's German heritage & Grace McCarthy's multicultural vision.

by 1. Elke Porter & WBN News Vancouver & Westcoast German News
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 23, 2025 Greece’s Austerity Regime: Policy by Wrecking Ball
Greece’s Austerity Regime: Policy by Wrecking Ball

Greek households carried austerity’s burden: wages and pensions were cut, taxes rose, capital controls squeezed cash, and public services were scaled back—leaving fewer jobs, reduced access to care, and enduring insecurity.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Europe & WBN News Global
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 23, 2025 Short-Term Rescue, Long-Term Burden: The Bail-Out Model
Short-Term Rescue, Long-Term Burden: The Bail-Out Model

Bail-outs use public funds to rescue failing banks and governments, shifting the cost to citizens through taxes, debt, and austerity—privatizing gains while socializing losses over decades.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 24, 2025 Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue

Cyprus’s 2013 crisis set a eurozone precedent: citizens’ deposits were seized in a bail-in, alongside harsh austerity, reshaping the economy and eroding trust in banks.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
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Austerity Measures   -   Sep 24, 2025 Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue
Austerity in Cyprus: Stealing Citizens’ Bank Deposits in the Name of Rescue

Cyprus’s 2013 crisis set a eurozone precedent: citizens’ deposits were seized in a bail-in, alongside harsh austerity, reshaping the economy and eroding trust in banks.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 24, 2025 Bail-In: Losing deposits in name of Austerity
Bail-In: Losing deposits in name of Austerity

Bail-ins transfer bank failure costs to citizens and businesses, cutting into deposits and pensions—privatizing gains while socializing losses, and leaving deep economic and social impacts.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
WBN News Vancouver   -   Sep 24, 2025 “Most Ambitious”? Build Canada Homes Faces Old Problems (Part 1)
“Most Ambitious”? Build Canada Homes Faces Old Problems (Part 1)

In a country where delays, red tape, and rising costs have become the norm in housing delivery, the federal government’s new Build Canada Homes plan enters the ring with bold promises—and familiar challenges.

by Bready Wu & WBN News Kitsilano & WBN News Vancouver & WBN News Langley
AI Scams   -   Sep 24, 2025 AI Job Offer Scams Are Trapping Canadians in Costly Fraud
AI Job Offer Scams Are Trapping Canadians in Costly Fraud

AI job offer scams are rising in Canada, using fake recruiters and deepfake interviews to steal personal data and money from eager job seekers.

by Debbie Balfour & WBN Ai & WBN News Langley & WBN News Abbotsford & WBN News Okanagan
Weekday Horoscopes   -   Sep 24, 2025 Fresh Business Magic: Your Wednesday Horoscope
Fresh Business Magic: Your Wednesday Horoscope

Scope of the day! Libra–The Diplomat (September 23 – October 22) Balancing acts are your specialty, but don’t bend so much that you lose your spine. Keep negotiations fair, firm, and profitable for both sides

by Leah Powers & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada
Deutscher Platz   -   Sep 23, 2025 Deutscher Platz: Vancouver's Surviving Cultural Legacy
Deutscher Platz: Vancouver's Surviving Cultural Legacy

Discover Deutscher Platz, one of only 3 surviving Expo 86 cultural plazas. Explore Vancouver's German heritage & Grace McCarthy's multicultural vision.

by 1. Elke Porter & WBN News Vancouver & Westcoast German News
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 23, 2025 Greece’s Austerity Regime: Policy by Wrecking Ball
Greece’s Austerity Regime: Policy by Wrecking Ball

Greek households carried austerity’s burden: wages and pensions were cut, taxes rose, capital controls squeezed cash, and public services were scaled back—leaving fewer jobs, reduced access to care, and enduring insecurity.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Europe & WBN News Global
Austerity Measures   -   Sep 23, 2025 Short-Term Rescue, Long-Term Burden: The Bail-Out Model
Short-Term Rescue, Long-Term Burden: The Bail-Out Model

Bail-outs use public funds to rescue failing banks and governments, shifting the cost to citizens through taxes, debt, and austerity—privatizing gains while socializing losses over decades.

by Miika Makela & WBN News Global & WBN News Europe
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