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Payless Shoes to close 2,500 stores, including 248 in Canada

Payless Shoes to close 2,500 stores, including 248 in Canada

63-year-old company has 31 stores in B.C.
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Cannabis producers find packaging rules for edibles hard to swallow

Cannabis producers find packaging rules for edibles hard to swallow

Health Canada draft regulations for cannabis edibles’ packaging creates excess waste, some entrepreneurs say
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Problems with overseas suppliers push water-filtration company to go local

Problems with overseas suppliers push water-filtration company to go local

After sharp price increases and faulty shipments, Santevia Water Systems Inc. has cut costs and boosted growth by bringing home its manufacturing
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Low-carbon economy fuels clean-tech manufacturing

Low-carbon economy fuels clean-tech manufacturing

Specialized manufacturer AdvanTec develops new business units in clean-tech space
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Namaste nosedive highlights pot investment risk

Namaste nosedive highlights pot investment risk

Short-seller reports and government licence suspensions can tank companies’ share prices
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Lawyers evaluate Toronto Maple Leafs’ dispute with Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand

Lawyers evaluate Toronto Maple Leafs’ dispute with Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand

Separate legal issue for the Leafs by Snoop brand could be its celebrity affiliation
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JJ Wilson launches first fashion label without family

JJ Wilson launches first fashion label without family

The Ride clothing brand also adds marketing heft to Wilson’s spin-club business
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Infographic: Key innovations driving the future of cannabis

This infographic breaks down five unique innovations in the cannabis industry and delves into agricultural technology, medical cannabis and consumer products. Source: Visual Capitalist
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Vancouver’s Namaste Technologies fires CEO; shares tank

Vancouver’s Namaste Technologies fires CEO; shares tank

Cannabis retailer had been targeted by short sellers at Citron Research
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10 B.C. Safeway stores to re-open as bargain FreshCo markets

10 B.C. Safeway stores to re-open as bargain FreshCo markets

Sobeys is moving its FreshCo brand of markets into the province starting this spring. FreshCo, a discount grocery brand launched in 2010, will first open in B.C. in five Safeway locations that closed up last year.
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