Business
Downtown Vancouver office vacancy rate breaks 10% for first time since 2004
Avison Young says Vancouver’s downtown office vacancy rate has hit 10 per cent for the first time in almost 20 years.
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UPDATED: Teck Resources rejects unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore
Mining company’s board chair says it is not contemplating a sale at this time
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Saudis, other oil giants announce surprise production cuts
Move could raise oil prices worldwide
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Tesla sales rise 36% in first quarter, following price cuts
Maker delivered 422,875 vehicles worldwide from January to March
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Ottawa is going all in on ‘friendshoring.’ Here’s what that could mean.
Canada set to deepen economics ties with certain allies
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Banks face rising shareholder pressure through climate resolutions as AGMs loom
Critics say banks’ climate action going too slow
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As economy slows, Feds push off EI reform over worries it could drive up premiums
Expanding eligibility prior to a recession would be costly for the government
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Tourism shot up in 2022, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels: StatCan
For the full year, national tourism spending jumped by 45 per cent
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Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw
Companies said Friday they expected to complete the transaction by April 7
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No Joke: Lady Gaga sports Okanagan designer’s one-of-a-kind leather bag
Nicole Loewen thought is was a joke when told Lady Gaga is carrying her design
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