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B.C. firms cashing in on sustainable shopping trend

B.C. firms cashing in on sustainable shopping trend

Despite inflation, research shows Gen Z customers will pay more for local, eco-friendly items.
Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet will be left waiting as Eby courts Greens

Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet will be left waiting as Eby courts Greens

Premier aims to finalize Green priorities before issuing detailed ministerial directives in January
CPP Investments earned 3.6% in Q2, net assets totalled $675.1 billion

CPP Investments earned 3.6% in Q2, net assets totalled $675.1 billion

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund earned a net return of 3.6 per cent in its second quarter.
Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January

Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January

OTTAWA — The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue's final report is now due by the end of January, a month later than expected.
Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.8 per cent to $82.3 billion in September.
Trudeau to attend APEC in Peru, G20 summit in Brazil as peer nations brace for Trump

Trudeau to attend APEC in Peru, G20 summit in Brazil as peer nations brace for Trump

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Lima, Peru, where he will attend the APEC summit before heading to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20. Both summits aim to improve the multilateral institutions that have drawn skepticism from U.
Opinion: B.C.'s path to prosperity starts with tax cuts—not government jobs

Opinion: B.C.'s path to prosperity starts with tax cuts—not government jobs

Lower taxes and reduced spending are key to reviving private sector jobs, argues economist
B.C. attracting more foreign multinational company employment than Canada: report

B.C. attracting more foreign multinational company employment than Canada: report

American multinational companies slip in total share of employment in B.C. but still far outpace any other country.
Purolator workers won't handle Canada Post packages if strike occurs, union says

Purolator workers won't handle Canada Post packages if strike occurs, union says

Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its members at Purolator won't handle any packages postmarked or identified as originating from the carrier.
Energy stocks boost S&P/TSX composite Thursday, U.S. stock markets down

Energy stocks boost S&P/TSX composite Thursday, U.S. stock markets down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index continued to rise Thursday, boosted by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower with the post-election rally appearing to be in the rearview mirror. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 60.