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The true cost of food: High grocery prices are not the root issue

The true cost of food: High grocery prices are not the root issue

Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
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Employers say B.C. port strike spills over, U.S. workers refuse to touch Canada cargo

Employers say B.C. port strike spills over, U.S. workers refuse to touch Canada cargo

VANCOUVER — Maritime employers says the impact of the B.C. port strike is spilling over internationally, as U.S. port workers refuse to handle containers rerouted from Vancouver to Seattle.
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Governments need to remove interprovincial trade barriers: CFIB

Governments need to remove interprovincial trade barriers: CFIB

TORONTO — Provincial and territorial governments need to remove internal trade barriers on labour, services and products like alcohol and meat, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says.
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Debt, savings worries up as higher interest rates and costs take a toll: surveys

Debt, savings worries up as higher interest rates and costs take a toll: surveys

CALGARY — More than half of Canadians say they are $200 away or less from not being able to pay all of their bills at the end of the month, a report by insolvency firm MNP Ltd.
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Rob Shaw: On his summer health care tour, Adrian Dix gets an earful

Rob Shaw: On his summer health care tour, Adrian Dix gets an earful

The health minister says he's listening to authorities and front-line workers, even if it's to hear frustration
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Who’s Suing Whom: July 10, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: July 10, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Hundreds rally in Vancouver to support striking B.C. port workers

Hundreds rally in Vancouver to support striking B.C. port workers

Hundreds of people gathered in Vancouver for a rally to support striking British Columbia port workers as their job action stretches into its second week.
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BoC expected to raise rates again this week, vying to quash inflation faster

BoC expected to raise rates again this week, vying to quash inflation faster

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest rates again this week as forecasters say the economy has not softened enough for the central bank to back off.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: MTY earnings MTY Food Group Inc. will release its second-quarter results and hold a conference call with investors before financial markets open on Tuesday.
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Largest medical clinic operator in B.C. in receivership for 'financial crisis'

Largest medical clinic operator in B.C. in receivership for 'financial crisis'

Vancouver Coastal Health sought and gained a court-appointed receiver to oversee the restructuring of three Seymour Health Centre Inc. medical clinics.
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