Business
Despite reduction, Canada calls U.S. softwood lumber duties ‘unfair,’ ‘unjustified’
U.S. producers have long taken issue with Canada’s system of provincially regulated stumpage fees
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Online shopping set to hit record this year in Canada
Study suggests that majority of shoppers looking online for holiday gifts
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Long-awaited federal rent subsidy program for businesses hurt by COVID-19 opens today
The new program will cover up to 65 per cent of rent or commercial mortgage interest
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Canada’s labour unions could play big role in efforts to avert ‘Buy American’ rules
Protectionism is a bigger force in the U.S. than it was even 10 years ago
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Be careful with buy now, pay later deals for nominal purchases: experts
These new services focus on nominal purchases and allow consumers to pay in instalments, sometimes interest free
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West Fraser Timber to acquire Norbord in all-stock deal valued at $4B
Shareholders are being offered 0.675 of a West Fraser share for each Norbord share
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Annual rate of inflation rose to 0.7 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says
The increase compared with a year-over-year rise of 0.5 per cent in September
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B.C. legislature resumes Dec. 7 to vote on COVID-19 payments
MLAs, cabinet to be sworn in next week, John Horgan says
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Air Miles or cash back? How to manage your travel rewards during a pandemic
The good news is that even travel-focused loyalty programs have become more flexible in recent years
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Kraft Heinz says production of its iconic condiment Heinz Ketchup to return to Canada
The project is expected to create 30 new jobs and help maintain about 750 existing positions
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