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China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

The COVID-19 outbreak changed what kind of items people were buying, according to one executive.
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Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

OTTAWA — In mid-January, the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of plastic pollution.
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'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

CALGARY — A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19. Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.
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Air travel might not return to normal until 2023: Report

Air travel might not return to normal until 2023: Report

A recent study looking at the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global air travel projects the industry will not recover until 2023
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Feds pledge $75m to Indigenous people living in cities, off-reserve

Feds pledge $75m to Indigenous people living in cities, off-reserve

Latest funding comes on top of $15m announced in March
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Ottawa, provinces ready to pay 50% of rent for small businesses

Ottawa, provinces ready to pay 50% of rent for small businesses

Program will require landlords to absorb 25% of rent
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Feds quietly probe expanded role for childcare in post-pandemic recovery

Feds quietly probe expanded role for childcare in post-pandemic recovery

"The need for childcare has never been made clearer": Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers amid travel industry collapse

Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers amid travel industry collapse

Air Canada believes recovery will be slow, with at least three years of subpar earnings.
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Canada extends wage subsidy to end of August; reconsidering 30%-loss threshold

Canada extends wage subsidy to end of August; reconsidering 30%-loss threshold

Ottawa will officially extend the wage subsidy program by three months to the end of August, Prime minister Justin Trudeau said this morning.
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Feds pledge nearly $470m to fish harvesters

Feds pledge nearly $470m to fish harvesters

PM also announces new support for Indigenous communities and the loosening of restrictions at some federal parks
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