Business
U.K. company to buy Cineplex, Canada’s largest theatre chain, for $2.8B
Cineworld says it’s the second-largest cinema business in the world, by number of screens
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Swoop airlines adds three destinations in 2020 – Victoria, Kamloops, San Diego
Low-fair subsidiary of WestJet Airlines brings new destinations in April 2020
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Aid a priority for idled Vancouver Island loggers, John Horgan says
Steelworkers, Western Forest Products returning to mediation
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Canada’s maple syrup production reaches record high while honey output drops
Statistics Canada says the maple syrup harvest rose by 34.8 per cent to a record 60 million litres
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Laid-off forest workers converge on B.C. legislature
Loggers call for action on strike, provincial stumpage
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Millennial Money: How procrastinators can win at gift-giving
It’s down to the wire, but there are still methods to save money on your last-minute holiday purchases
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Strata rental bans escape B.C. speculation tax through 2021, Carole James says
Vacant home tax won’t apply to cabins accessible only by water
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Backlash to Peloton ad could boost exercise equipment maker’s sales, experts say
The controversial video received about 20,000 downvotes on Peloton’s YouTube channel
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Economy lost 71,200 jobs in November, unemployment rate climbs to 5.9%
Jobless rate is at its highest since August 2018, when it hit 6%
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Cannabis ice cream? Province prepares for B.C. Bud edibles
Mike Farnworth’s special police unit takes down dispensaries
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