Business
B.C. parties battle over tax promises to recover from COVID-19
Sales tax cut or another round of borrowed relief payments
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Canadian conference centres, airports, stadiums join rush for anti-pandemic status
Facilities must follow specific criteria to show compliance with the program’s 20 elements
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Great Bear Scallops winners of B.C. Sustainability Award
First Nations owned company not just starting a business, but growing an industry
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B.C. parties pitch costly child care programs in pandemic
B.C. Liberals say they’ll deliver on NDP’s $10-a-day promise for lower-income families
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NDP, B.C. Liberals call for 15% cap on restaurant delivery fees
Restaurant association says it will help them survive COVID-19
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Canada adds 378,000 jobs in September, accelerating growth from August
The overall gains in September brought employment to within 720,000 of pre-pandemic levels
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Canadian homebuilding remains strong despite 20% drop in September, say economists
Economists had expected an annual rate of 240,000 starts in September
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B.C. Liberals offer bridge financing, no more small business tax
Tourism, hospitality companies may close by Christmas
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Indebted Canadian businesses more ‘fragile’ than during 1st wave, BDC economist warns
The study said 87 per cent of entrepreneurs are confident they will make it through the crisis
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Focus on innovation, not alcohol, key to survival for restaurants: experts
Restaurants and bars have fought the restriction of a 10 p.m. stop on alcohol sales in British Columbia
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