Business
GameStop shares double Wednesday after tumbling for much of February
Wall Street’s mania over GameStop is on again, at least for one afternoon
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B.C.’s COVID-19 business grant fund still mostly unspent
$300 million pandemic assistance approved almost a year ago
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Pubs, restaurants to pay wholesale prices on liquor permanently in COVID-recovery
Pre-pandemic, restaurateurs and tourism operators paid full retail price on most liquor purchases
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Industry fighting back against B.C. woodstove bans
Clean-air advocates not sold on industry data about new stoves
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New report finds COVID-19 pandemic cut B.C.’s hospitality jobs in half
Some 14,000 businesses closed during height of pandemic
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Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate climbs to 1% in January
The reading compared with a year-over-year increase of 0.7 per cent in December
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7-Eleven Canada working on in-store ‘consumption areas’ for beer and wine
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is still reviewing its liquor sales licence applications
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Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first time
Price up almost 200% in the last 3 months, Tesla plans to buy $1.5-billion in the cryptocurrency
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Downtown Williams Lake BIA offering two free workshops on effective strategies, expanding opportunities
Facilitator John Zubak will share tips and techniques
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B.C. colleges, universities allowed to run COVID-19 deficits
Falling revenue, rising costs mean red ink for 20 institutions
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