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B.C. booze sales on the rocks: spending drops despite inflation

B.C. booze sales on the rocks: spending drops despite inflation

Wine wholesales fell the most by volume and by dollars spent
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New lithium refining plant to be built in Delta

New lithium refining plant to be built in Delta

Mangrove Lithium closes on $35 million raise to finance new refinery
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Business, Vancouver International Wine Festival could be hit if B.C. bans U.S. alcohol

Business, Vancouver International Wine Festival could be hit if B.C. bans U.S. alcohol

Vancouver International Wine Festival to launch Feb. 22 with U.S. as the theme region.
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Statistics Canada reports November retail sales flat at $67.6 billion

Statistics Canada reports November retail sales flat at $67.6 billion

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales in November were flat compared with October, but an early estimate by Statistics Canada pointed to a rebound in December which saw the start of Ottawa's GST/HST holiday.
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Hudson's Bay lays off 41 staff while citing 'challenging headwinds'

Hudson's Bay lays off 41 staff while citing 'challenging headwinds'

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay says it has laid off 41 staff as it revamps the retailer's structure.
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Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

VANCOUVER — Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate "corrective action" when it was made aware some products were being priced incorrectly.
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Industry groups call for help facing U.S. tariffs, offer ideas to limit damage

Industry groups call for help facing U.S. tariffs, offer ideas to limit damage

OTTAWA — Canadian industry groups are calling on the government to protect businesses if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S.
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 0.8% in November

Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 0.8% in November

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.8 per cent to $71.5 billion in November, helped by higher sales in the aerospace product and parts industry group and the petroleum and coal product subsector.
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Eliminating PST on equipment could boost investment in B.C., says CFIB report

Eliminating PST on equipment could boost investment in B.C., says CFIB report

Dropping the tax would increase business investments by 17%
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MEC said to be up for sale for second time in five years

MEC said to be up for sale for second time in five years

Retail analysts say likely buyer is another private-equity company
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