Business
Facebook reveals bug gave apps unauthorized access to 6.8 million users’ photos
It’s believed up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers had access to Facebook Stories, private photos
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B.C. lumber industry trade mission still has high hopes for China
Forests Minister Doug Donaldson cut short trip after Japan, Korea stops
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Canadians spent $1.7 billion dollars online in December 2017
Online retail sales accounted for 3.4 per cent of total retail sales
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Flair Airlines flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice
Union representing 139 flight attendants said notice comes after both sides failed to reach agreement this week
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One of B.C.’s major poinsettia producers says business is booming
Hilltop Greenhouses in Saanich grows 100,000 poinsettias a year
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Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online
Shoppers was granted a medical marijuana producer licence in September, after applying in October 2016
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Oil producers from around the world join forces and cut production again
Oil producers have been under pressure to reduce production following a sharp fall in oil prices
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Holiday secret revealed: Why you only get eggnog at this time of the year
Canadians drank almost eight million litres of eggnog in 2016
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Update: Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 1.75%
Dip in monthly GDP and lower-than-expected oil prices have dampened growth expectations
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Gluts, price differential: 6 things to know about Canada’s oil-price gap
Alberta says about 190,000 barrels of raw crude oil and bitumen are being produced each day that can’t be shipped out
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