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B.C. delays 2021 budget, moves to borrow more for COVID-19
$1,000 family benefit coming, online applications open Dec. 18
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Canadian families will pay up to $695 more a year for groceries in 2021, report says
Vegetables could be particularly hard hit, with prices expected to jump as much as 6.5 per cent
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‘Tis the season to be cyber aware: 9 tips from BCIT computer crime experts
Don’t fall for holiday cyber scams
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Pandemic shutdowns the last straw for some Canadian retailers, push others to brink
Some retail chains went into 2020 already saddled with massive debt and too many stores
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Canadians have some domestic options to invest in COVID buzz, says biotech CEO
Relatively few Canadians do invest in U.S. biopharma, according to financial data firm Refinitiv
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Next $1.5 billion in B.C. COVID-19 cash ‘prudent,’ Horgan says
New round of payments for household incomes up to $175,000
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Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, Statistics Canada says
The unemployment rate fell to 8.5 per cent compared with 8.9 per cent in October
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LNG featured at B.C. energy industry, climate change conference
Hydrogen, nuclear, carbon capture needed for Canada’s net-zero goal
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B.C. tourism relief coming soon, Premier John Horgan says
Industry leaders to report on their urgent needs next week
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‘Netflix tax’ for digital media likely to raise prices for consumers, experts say
The government says Canadian companies already collect those taxes when they make digital sales
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