Business
B.C. eases rules for COVID-19 small business, tourism relief
30% loss of sales at time of application now qualifies
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Rising income, real estate tax hold B.C. deficit at $13.6 billion
Cost of next COVID-19 payments up to $1.7 billion
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Millennial Money: De-stress holiday debt with a payoff plan
Take stock of what you owe – and what you can pay
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Budget officer says federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned
Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux’s office says the figure for this year could be closer to $85.5 billion
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‘Low-intensity’ indoor fitness OK under B.C.’s revised COVID-19 orders
Light weightlifting, pilates, hatha yoga, low-intensity barre classes
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ICBC applies for 15% rate decrease as lawyers pushed out
Resolution tribunal to determine most injury awards
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Non-food vendors ‘destroyed’ by banishment from B.C. farmers’ markets
‘They are…discriminating against the smallest of B.C. businesses under the guise of protecting us’
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B.C. tourism calls for ‘bridge’ relief to recover from COVID-19
Task force asks province for $95 million emergency fund
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Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25%
The announcement marks the interest last rate decision the central bank will make this year
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Big holes in NDP’s COVID-19 Christmas bonus plan, B.C. Liberal says
Applications based on 2019 income, late budget delays further aid
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