Business
Pandemic-battered B.C. small businesses say they can’t afford sick pay
Labour minister says 5 days reflects average usage of paid leave
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Black Friday arrives with little fanfare as stores launch sales ahead of retail event
Supply chain concerns have changed the nature of holiday shopping
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BC Ferries reports record-breaking summer vehicle traffic
Vehicle traffic up 3 per cent from pre-COVID times in quarter ending Sept. 30
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Canadians to spend big on holidays, return to shopping malls, multiple surveys find
Accenture: Canadians will spend an average of $635 in 2021, an increase of more than 23 per cent
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U.S. doubles softwood lumber ‘dumping’ duties on B.C. producers
Minister says issues in trade dispute will be appealed again
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B.C. requires 5 days a year of paid sick days starting in 2022
New program replaces temporary 3-day government payments
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B.C.’s sweeping forest changes pushed through over MLA objections
Business leaders protest potential mill, value added job losses
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Alta. oilpatch recruiting in Maritimes again as drilling set to rise in 2022
6,457 oil and gas wells expected to be drilled in 2022, a more than 25 per cent increase from 2021
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Depth of Black Friday discounts depends on resiliency of retailers’ supply chains
Analyst says retailers may back off on on discounts because they don’t have the inventory
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Telus says Rogers takeover of Shaw would harm competition, urges CRTC to reject
‘This will greatly reduce competition and consumer choice, and impoverish the diversity of voices’
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