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Credit card fees for small businesses dipping lower as deal set to take effect

Credit card fees for small businesses dipping lower as deal set to take effect

TORONTO — Credit card fees for small and medium-sized businesses are starting to dip lower as a deal reached between the federal government and the two major card companies is set to take effect.
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Rob Shaw: Chip Wilson's cartoon villain antics fuel NDP's final election sprint

Rob Shaw: Chip Wilson's cartoon villain antics fuel NDP's final election sprint

Billionaire Lululemon founder’s blunders allow BC NDP to tap class-warfare playbook
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What minimum wage is required to rent in Metro Vancouver cities?

What minimum wage is required to rent in Metro Vancouver cities?

Hint: it's not the current one.
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Canadian cannabis laws show six years of evolution

Canadian cannabis laws show six years of evolution

Swathe of new regulations expected soon, although industry insiders want bigger changes
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Trudeau to shuffle cabinet as four ministers say they won't seek re-election

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet as four ministers say they won't seek re-election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make changes to his cabinet for the third time since July after the latest group of ministers informed his office they won't be candidates in the next election.
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No shortage when it comes to B.C. housing policies, as Eby, Rustad offer clear choice

No shortage when it comes to B.C. housing policies, as Eby, Rustad offer clear choice

British Columbia voters face no shortage of policies when it comes to tackling the province's housing woes in the run-up to Saturday's election, with a clear choice for the next government's approach.
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How this Vancouver heritage home is setting a benchmark for sustainable construction

How this Vancouver heritage home is setting a benchmark for sustainable construction

Existing building retrofits are necessary to meet broader net-zero goals, experts say
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Has the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion helped wholesale gas prices?

Has the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion helped wholesale gas prices?

The volume of refined fuels on the Trans Mountain pipeline has increased by 25 per cent since May
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GM's new US$625M investment sends Lithium Americas stock up 22%

GM's new US$625M investment sends Lithium Americas stock up 22%

GM's capital is set to help build a Nevada mine that would provide lithium that could be used to make electric-vehicle batteries
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New area code coming to B.C. in 2025

New area code coming to B.C. in 2025

The 257 area code will be launched to increase the supply of phone numbers in the province
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