Business
‘Shrinkflation’: No, you’re not imagining it, package sizes are shrinking
Issue not new, but proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs
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`Life is getting back to normal’ for tourism on Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim
Residents remain cautious with COVID as businesses struggle with staffing as visitors flood back
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Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs
Users had movements tracked and recorded every few minutes, even when app was not open
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Restaurant sales bounced back over pre-pandemic levels in March: Statistics Canada
Increase in sales coincided with surging inflation and rising food costs across the country
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B.C. minimum wage going up to $15.65, highest among provinces
Rate tied to inflation, 2.8% increase based on 2021 prices
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Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
Government expects about 700,000 skilled trades workers to retire in Canada by 2028
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Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry’s future
Syrup producers are recording declining yields due to increasing global temperatures
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B.C. financial regulator advises three-day ‘cooling-off’ period for homebuyers
B.C. Financial Services Authority: with exceptions, buyers should not be allowed to waive period
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Housekeepers struggle as US hotels ditch daily room cleaning
Industry says it is responding to what guests want
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Alberta town endorses community-developed policy saying no to coal mining in Rockies
High River has joined 30 organizations in signing a document pushing prohibition of coal in Alberta
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