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Facing an audit? Here's how business owners can respond

Facing an audit? Here's how business owners can respond

A company can be audited for any issue, and it can take a year or more to move through the process.
Chinese restaurants struggling amid weaker consumer, tourist demand

Chinese restaurants struggling amid weaker consumer, tourist demand

Lower consumer spending and fewer tourists from China are pushing multiple Metro Vancouver eateries towards closure
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.
Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise: board

Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise: board

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in March fell from the previous year, as total sales were nearly one-third lower than the 10-year average.
Rob Shaw: Manitoba NDP to ditch carbon tax as BC NDP doubles down

Rob Shaw: Manitoba NDP to ditch carbon tax as BC NDP doubles down

As Pierre Poilievre brings 'axe the tax' tour to B.C., David Eby sticks to increasingly unpopular piece of B.C.'s climate strategy
Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company

Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its largest shareholder. The retailer says its agreement will see Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc.
Normalization of industrial markets brings fresh opportunities

Normalization of industrial markets brings fresh opportunities

Tenant demand, new development supports a flight to quality across the West
Downtown Vancouver poised for growth amid challenges

Downtown Vancouver poised for growth amid challenges

Restaurant sector struggles while hoteliers enjoy highest occupancy and room rates in Canada
Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government

Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government

OTTAWA — Bureaucracy makes it too difficult for Canadian tech companies to sell to government, a new report from an industry group says — and all that red tape is keeping them from a bigger piece of the billions spent on procurement.
Data points: B.C. housing sales falter in February, retail sales start 2024 down

Data points: B.C. housing sales falter in February, retail sales start 2024 down

Relatively high interest rates continue to impact buyers on multiple fronts