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Personal and household goods help boost December wholesale sales: Statistics Canada

Personal and household goods help boost December wholesale sales: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.3 per cent to $82.9 billion in December.
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Downtown Victoria businesses now eligible for up to $10,000 to improve storefronts

Downtown Victoria businesses now eligible for up to $10,000 to improve storefronts

The program previously capped the amount at $2,500 and required at least 50 per cent of a street block to participate
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'Magic Johnson' investment scam nets B.C. fraudster market ban

'Magic Johnson' investment scam nets B.C. fraudster market ban

Jeffrey Shaughnessy admitted to duping investors and has now received a market ban from the B.C. Securities Commission.
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Doubling the grid: Canada's $2T energy challenge

Doubling the grid: Canada's $2T energy challenge

Nuclear power, natural gas essential to decarbonization, according to experts attending Globe Forum in Vancouver
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To succeed at work, stop relying on your memory

To succeed at work, stop relying on your memory

Give documentation some thought and develop a system that works for you
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Surge in illegal Airbnbs frustrates Richmond resident

Surge in illegal Airbnbs frustrates Richmond resident

City of Richmond bylaw complaints related to short-term rentals increased by almost 500 per cent in 2023.
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Business council forecasts slower growth of 0.7 per cent in B.C. ahead of budget

Business council forecasts slower growth of 0.7 per cent in B.C. ahead of budget

VANCOUVER — A new report ahead of next week's B.C. budget is forecasting slower economic growth for the province this year.
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Ad agency linked to top B.C. NDP official paid almost $900,000 in 2023

Ad agency linked to top B.C. NDP official paid almost $900,000 in 2023

B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation: "It's ridiculous for the provincial government to be doling out taxpayer funds to close friends and associates."
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B.C. resets talks on plan to give First Nations more say over public land

B.C. resets talks on plan to give First Nations more say over public land

The province plans to amend the Land Act in the spring to allow joint decision-making with Indigenous communities, in accordance with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
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B.C. naturopaths hope to prescribe safer supply medications

B.C. naturopaths hope to prescribe safer supply medications

More than 250 naturopathic doctors have enrolled in a training program to prescribe common medications for opioid use disorder.
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