Business
B.C. Hydro’s Site C set back by COVID-19, foundation changes
Peace River diversion still on track for this fall
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COVID-19: Minimum income for farm tax status waived in B.C.
B.C. Liberals want to allow food sale from home kitchens
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Shaw Mobile launches in Alberta, B.C., alongside Shaw’s Freedom Mobile
Shaw Mobile’s posted prices range between $15 and $95 per month
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DavidsTea to shrink network to 18 stores in Canada after renegotiating leases
Move comes after DavidsTea closed 82 other stores in Canada and all 42 of its stores in the U.S.
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COVID-19: Cut sales tax, boost daycare, B.C. business group urges
Business Council of B.C. wants local government reform
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Boosting marginalized groups key to ‘feminist economic recovery,’ report says
Report urges governments to consider eight policy goals that address systemic racism
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Vacation properties see spike in demand as people look for safe getaways
Quick heat-up in the B.C. recreational property market is being attributed to COVID-19 lockdown orders
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Consumers flocked to online shopping as pandemic hit, with e-commerce sales up 99%
StatCan says e-commerce sales hit a record $3.9 billion in May
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B.C. struggles with local food production in COVID-19 pandemic
Farmers need small-scale sales for meat, vegetable, critic says
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Inflatable pools lead wave of toy sales as parents, kids reclaim slice of summer
Toys ‘R’ Us found itself swamped with calls for inflatable pools as sales climbed 70 per cent year
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