Business
B.C. residents worried about COVID-19 deficit, business survey finds
Respondents support faster local approvals, value added tax
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Statistics Canada says economy grew at a record pace in third quarter of 2020
As historic as the rebound was, it fell short of expectations
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B.C. Liberals pick critics to take on Horgan’s NDP majority
Interim leader Shirley Bond takes seniors, long-term care
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Home prices rise in cottage country amid demand from remote workers, retirees
The data from Royal LePage comes amid an overall uptick in home prices this year,
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Carole James stays on to advise B.C. Premier John Horgan
Retired finance minister to earn a dollar a year
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‘Nightmare on Main Street:’ After a tough year, campaign urges consumers to buy local
Only 38 per cent of retail businesses are reaching their usual sales levels
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B.C. returning to ‘stand-alone’ forests, rural development ministry
Horgan says Gordon Campbell’s super-ministry doesn’t work
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Black Friday shopping in a pandemic: COVID-19 closes some stores, sales move online
Eric Morris, head of retail at Google Canada, says e-commerce in Canada has doubled during the pandemic.
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‘A captive market:’ U.S. border closure keeps Black Friday shoppers in Canada
Black Friday originated in the United States as a post-Thanksgiving shopping event
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B.C. Master of Wine reflects on industry’s teetering economic state
Pandemic, for some wine makers, has been a blessing in disguise. For others, not so much.
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