Business
Seabridge Gold to spend $150 million to bring northwest B.C. gold mine project to “substantially started”
Spending made possible by investment by Sprott and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund
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CRTC approves broadcast component of Rogers-Shaw deal, with conditions
CRTC found that the competitive landscape would not be unduly affected
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B.C. chicken farmers plead for permission to raise prices as inflation pecks at profits
Costs steadily increasing, but producers unable to increase price of chicken meat and eggs
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Port of Vancouver volume up one per cent last year despite pandemic, supply, flooding
Number of shipping containers passing through the port increased six per cent
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5 of the 10 jobs with highest vacancy rates in Canada pay less than $20/hour
Nurses, cooks, construction workers among those with highest jump in job openings
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Surrey Board of Trade ask feds to declare rail essential service as CP strike halts
‘Surrey’s agricultural exports are a critical piece of food security for all of Canada,’ board CEO Anita Huberman says
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Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges
Union’s executive board will now hold ethics code hearing
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Dealing with a workplace pension can be first big investing decision for young people
For millennials, figuring out what to do with a pension plan after leaving a job can be daunting
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B.C. minister chided for ‘misleading’ statement about pandemic benefits for business
‘Our members have not been filling their pockets with free public money’
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Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day, talks continue
Industry leaders and politicians have urged the federal government to end labour dispute
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