Business
Alberta’s oil refinery request prompts renewed interest in Kitimat plan
Publisher David Black pitches Rachel Notley on B.C. coast option
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Canfor Corp. extending temporary curtailment of sawmills in B.C.; cutting hours
Vancouver-based company says the decision is due to declining lumber prices, high log costs and log supply constraints
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B.C. to move salmon farms out of coastal migration route
Broughton Archipelago plan set to start in spring of 2019
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Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post
The Crown corporation says that’s largely because it is taking in fewer holiday parcels than expected
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Facebook reveals bug gave apps unauthorized access to 6.8 million users’ photos
It’s believed up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers had access to Facebook Stories, private photos
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B.C. lumber industry trade mission still has high hopes for China
Forests Minister Doug Donaldson cut short trip after Japan, Korea stops
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Canadians spent $1.7 billion dollars online in December 2017
Online retail sales accounted for 3.4 per cent of total retail sales
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Flair Airlines flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice
Union representing 139 flight attendants said notice comes after both sides failed to reach agreement this week
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One of B.C.’s major poinsettia producers says business is booming
Hilltop Greenhouses in Saanich grows 100,000 poinsettias a year
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Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online
Shoppers was granted a medical marijuana producer licence in September, after applying in October 2016
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