Business
Liberals to face pressure to move quickly on fiscal plan as fourth wave hits economy
Analyst: Liberals are unlikely to start reining in spending with the pandemic ongoing
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B.C. seeks more input on paid sick leave in COVID-19 pandemic
Temporary three-day leave expires at end of 2021
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UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
Assets represent about five per cent of UBC’s endowment
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Homes listed for sale in Metro Vancouver have fallen to lows not seen since 2016
New home built during the pandemic, with a specific focus on projects for the rental market
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Alberta business groups want more clarity around new COVID-19 restrictions
Lack of program details the latest pandemic challenge for province’s small business owners
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Do-it-yourself-ers benefit from lower prices in aftermath of lumber correction
A two-by-four inch piece of framing lumber that cost $12.65 on June 1 is now selling for $3.95
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Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report
Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada projects an overall 54 per cent decline since the pandemic
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B.C. municipal leaders back more local say in future of logging
Old growth ban makes no sense in Interior, convention told
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UPDATED: Inflation rate rises to 4.1 per cent in August, highest since 2003
StatCan says higher gasoline and housing prices fueled much of the rise
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Teamsters to hold unionization vote at Amazon warehouse in Alberta
Union expects a vote to take place before the end of the year
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