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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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Ontario, Quebec and B.C. among provinces pulling U.S. booze from provincial retailers

Ontario, Quebec and B.C. among provinces pulling U.S. booze from provincial retailers

Canadian alcohol producers are cheering decisions from several provinces to yank U.S. booze from provincial liquor stores. They say the move will deliver a boost to homegrown business while adding ammunition to a federal plan aimed at getting the U.
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Fast-growing Artigiano buys Salt Spring Coffee

Fast-growing Artigiano buys Salt Spring Coffee

Artigiano plans to open five new cafés by the end of June: in West Vancouver, Burnaby, White Rock, North Vancouver and Vancouver
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B.C. booze sales on the rocks: spending drops despite inflation

B.C. booze sales on the rocks: spending drops despite inflation

Wine wholesales fell the most by volume and by dollars spent
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New lithium refining plant to be built in Delta

New lithium refining plant to be built in Delta

Mangrove Lithium closes on $35 million raise to finance new refinery
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Business, Vancouver International Wine Festival could be hit if B.C. bans U.S. alcohol

Business, Vancouver International Wine Festival could be hit if B.C. bans U.S. alcohol

Vancouver International Wine Festival to launch Feb. 22 with U.S. as the theme region.
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Statistics Canada reports November retail sales flat at $67.6 billion

Statistics Canada reports November retail sales flat at $67.6 billion

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales in November were flat compared with October, but an early estimate by Statistics Canada pointed to a rebound in December which saw the start of Ottawa's GST/HST holiday.
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Hudson's Bay lays off 41 staff while citing 'challenging headwinds'

Hudson's Bay lays off 41 staff while citing 'challenging headwinds'

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay says it has laid off 41 staff as it revamps the retailer's structure.
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