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From Ghana to B.C.: How climate change is making chocolate more expensive

From Ghana to B.C.: How climate change is making chocolate more expensive

A spike in global cacao prices made worse by climate change is putting pressure on B.C. chocolate companies and the farmers they rely on
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Statistics Canada reports December manufacturing sales up 0.3 per cent

Statistics Canada reports December manufacturing sales up 0.3 per cent

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose for a third straight month as they increased 0.3 per cent to $71.4 billion in December.
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B.C.'s $50M lithium refinery aims to break China’s grip

B.C.'s $50M lithium refinery aims to break China’s grip

Construction on Mangrove Lithium facility in Delta to begin soon
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Why Aritzia founder Brian Hill is selling shares

Why Aritzia founder Brian Hill is selling shares

Hill maintains a 17.3-per-cent stake in the company he founded in 1984 with a store at Oakridge Centre
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Packaged goods entrepreneurs network to 'rise up' and face U.S. protectionism

Packaged goods entrepreneurs network to 'rise up' and face U.S. protectionism

HALIFAX — Vancouver businesswoman Karen Danudjaja put out a casual social media call on Monday for a “roundtable” on how entrepreneurs could survive the potential hit of 25 per cent U.S. tariffs.
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New wage structure not hurting DoorDash drivers' job satisfaction

New wage structure not hurting DoorDash drivers' job satisfaction

B.C. DoorDash drivers reported saying their job enhanced their sense of financial security more than did those drivers in the rest of Canada
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Business group asks consumers to take '30-day challenge' to support local companies

Business group asks consumers to take '30-day challenge' to support local companies

Think Local First has about 180 members, ranging from grocers and clothing retailers to eye-care professionals and hotels
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B.C. manufacturers relieved with pause in U.S.-Canada tariff war

B.C. manufacturers relieved with pause in U.S.-Canada tariff war

B.C. manufacturers could have been hit with tariffs on goods they sold into the U.S. market while also being hit with Canadian retaliatory tariffs on component parts
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From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels

From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels

TORONTO — Shoppers have been caught up in the buy Canadian fervour since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday applying 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods starting Tuesday. While the U.S.
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B.C. ban on U.S. alcohol spares Vancouver International Wine Festival

B.C. ban on U.S. alcohol spares Vancouver International Wine Festival

Nine-day event that launches Feb. 22 is set to feature 121 wineries, including 50 from the U.S.
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