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Pot industry employs more than 10,000 people across Canada

Pot industry employs more than 10,000 people across Canada

Employment in pot related jobs rose 266 per cent to an estimated figure of 10,400 in November 2018
Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil pull B.C. LNG facility from environmental review

Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil pull B.C. LNG facility from environmental review

LNG project made the announcement one year after closing its Prince Rupert office
NAFTA drama earns Chrystia Freeland CP’s Business Newsmaker of 2018

NAFTA drama earns Chrystia Freeland CP’s Business Newsmaker of 2018

That white-knuckle ride in 2018 has earned Freeland the title of Canada’s business news maker of the year.
B.C. cannabis company partnering with Labatt on non-alcoholic drinks with THC

B.C. cannabis company partnering with Labatt on non-alcoholic drinks with THC

Nanaimo cannabis company, brewery will each invest up to $50 million
A timeline of the cases of Meng Wanzhou and the Canadians detained in China

A timeline of the cases of Meng Wanzhou and the Canadians detained in China

A third Canadian has been detained in China since Huawei Technologies CFO was arrested in Vancouver
Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

Some countries could bar entry to individuals if they know they have purchased cannabis
Retailers feel the squeeze of their generous return policies

Retailers feel the squeeze of their generous return policies

Technology data tracking can clamp down on fraudulent abuse
Alberta’s oil refinery request prompts renewed interest in Kitimat plan

Alberta’s oil refinery request prompts renewed interest in Kitimat plan

Publisher David Black pitches Rachel Notley on B.C. coast option
Canfor Corp. extending temporary curtailment of sawmills in B.C.; cutting hours

Canfor Corp. extending temporary curtailment of sawmills in B.C.; cutting hours

Vancouver-based company says the decision is due to declining lumber prices, high log costs and log supply constraints
Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post

Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post

The Crown corporation says that’s largely because it is taking in fewer holiday parcels than expected