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Alberta and B.C. extend bar hours for World Cup

Alberta and B.C. extend bar hours for World Cup

Alberta bars will open earlier and B.C. bars can stay open later as Canada competes in first World Cup in 36 years
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Special report: five top towns for real estate investors in 2023

Special report: five top towns for real estate investors in 2023

Job-generating, affordable Calgary tops our annual list, but a new oceanfront destination and three other B.C. centres round out top picks for real estate investors
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Saskatchewan closing, selling all its liquor stores

Saskatchewan closing, selling all its liquor stores

The 34 government liquor stores have seen net income plunge 96 per cent since 2018, according to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, due to private competition
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Construction costs set to ease, say industrial builders

Construction costs set to ease, say industrial builders

Stalled projects are easing supply-chain pressures, pushing trades to seek work
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Prairie cities struggle to keep pace with CRE demand

Prairie cities struggle to keep pace with CRE demand

Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg appear near bullet-proof as real estate investors – and a hungry world – look to Western Canada to harvest yields and exports
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High-end Okanagan shrugs off the real estate blues

High-end Okanagan shrugs off the real estate blues

Multimillion-dollar property and land sales continue across the Central and North Okanagan this autumn, despite economic angst
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Investors find commercial condos tough to cash flow

Investors find commercial condos tough to cash flow

High per-square-foot costs and interest rate hikes cool demand for Metro Vancouver industrial strata, despite soaring leases and near-zero vacancies
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Rising interest rates lead hoteliers' concerns at lodging conference

Rising interest rates lead hoteliers' concerns at lodging conference

But cash flow is king as lenders look at debt servicing abilities
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Nanaimo council supports major mixed-use tower development

Nanaimo council supports major mixed-use tower development

Proposed hotel and housing project, which is opposed by Snuneymuxw First Nation, still requires bylaw approval at a fourth reading
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Bank of Canada rate jumps 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent

Bank of Canada rate jumps 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent

The increase means about $150 more per month on a variable-rate $500,000 mortgage
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