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Financial struggles at Vancouver's MEC? Suppliers sue over unpaid bills

Financial struggles at Vancouver's MEC? Suppliers sue over unpaid bills

One of several lawsuits against retailer Mountain Equipment Co. is for more than $1.3M
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Kits Eyewear sees revenue soar, posts first annual profit

Kits Eyewear sees revenue soar, posts first annual profit

Most of the Vancouver-based company's sales are for contact lenses and are in the U.S.
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Shoppers will see some food prices rise because of tariffs, but not all at once

Shoppers will see some food prices rise because of tariffs, but not all at once

Now that Canada and the U.S. are in a trade war, shoppers can expect some prices to rise at the grocery store — but not on all products and not all at once. After U.S.
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Why tariff-related price hikes on U.S. wine could take a while

Why tariff-related price hikes on U.S. wine could take a while

Expect taxes on taxes: When Canadian retaliatory tariffs are levied on U.S. wines, this will be before liquor boards add mark-ups
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Statistics Canada reports December retail sales up 2.5 per cent at $69.6B

Statistics Canada reports December retail sales up 2.5 per cent at $69.6B

TORONTO — Canadian retail sales surged higher at the end of last year to post their largest monthly increase since May 2022, but Statistics Canada says its early estimate for January pointed to a pullback to start 2025.
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Calls for health warnings on B.C. alcohol face pushback

Calls for health warnings on B.C. alcohol face pushback

UVIC professor says requiring producers to put health warnings on labels would be most efficient
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Risk of tariff war fuels push for can manufacturing in B.C.

Risk of tariff war fuels push for can manufacturing in B.C.

Making aluminum cans in B.C. would lower prices for that packaging for brewers and other drink manufacturers
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Anthony von Mandl venture buying Central City Brewing

Anthony von Mandl venture buying Central City Brewing

Von Mandl's Mark Anthony Group won court approval to buy the brewery out of creditor protection in a sale set to close Feb. 28
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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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