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Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers.
B.C. wineries plan survival strategies following deep freeze

B.C. wineries plan survival strategies following deep freeze

Some urge controversial regulatory changes, such as to allow them to import foreign grapes.
Vancouver hotels priciest, most filled in Canada in February

Vancouver hotels priciest, most filled in Canada in February

Hotel room prices across Metro Vancouver increased 6.2 per cent year-over-year in February — a higher jump than in most Canadian cities.
Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act

Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act

OTTAWA — More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has released its final report of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act.
Vancouver top city in Canada for commercial real estate investment, says report

Vancouver top city in Canada for commercial real estate investment, says report

While sentiments towards investment are rosy, the dollar volume of transactions fell by nearly half in 2023
Lululemon earnings rise to US$669.5 million in the fourth quarter

Lululemon earnings rise to US$669.5 million in the fourth quarter

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it earned US$669.5 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$119.8 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based clothing company's revenues for the fourth quarter were US$3.2 billion, up from US$2.
Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report

Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report

OTTAWA — Canada's carbon price could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030, but only about one-fifth of that will come from the consumer carbon price at the centre of Conservative attacks.
Ottawa aims to set temporary resident targets for the first time this fall

Ottawa aims to set temporary resident targets for the first time this fall

OTTAWA — For the first time, Canada will put a "soft cap" on the number of new temporary resident arrivals to the country when it sets immigration levels in the fall, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday.
Competition Bureau recommends open banking to bolster financial sector competition

Competition Bureau recommends open banking to bolster financial sector competition

Canada's competition watchdog is urging Ottawa to adopt an open banking framework that would ease the barriers to switching institutions and boost competition in the financial sector.
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