Business
B.C. offers single drink delivery, no aid for northern bars shut down
Latest COVID-19 restrictions have businesses ‘hanging by a thread’
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Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize ‘metaverse’ vision
Zuckerberg says he expects the metaverse to reach a billion people within the next decade
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B.C. easing zoning requirements to speed up housing projects
Bylaw amendments may not require public hearings
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Parents are gifting increasingly large sums of money for kids’ down payments: CIBC
Average gift for first time homebuyers rose to $82,000 in 2020
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Tale of two Tim Hortons: Suburban, rural locations busy, downtown restaurants empty
Tim Hortons’ sales are up, but continue to lag pre-pandemic highs amid a stalled reopening that’s left office towers, and the company’s downtown locations, largely deserted.
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B.C. emissions, carbon tax keep rising as Ottawa rules catch up
Building, vehicle, fuel rules aim to bend emissions down
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Money stress heightened for 68% of Canadian couples during the pandemic
RBC poll finds weddings, money management top stressors
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Fintechs looking to break into credit card market dominated by big banks
Startups have to be creative with rewards because they can’t offer the big sign-up bonuses of the big banks
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Modernizing B.C. forests starts with up-to-date facts, industry says
30% of old forests on high-productivity sites, 75% off limits
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B.C. begins forest management overhaul to increase Indigenous participation
Province reasserting control over Crown forests, minister says
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