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B.C. Appeal Court confirms $500,000 from parents for North Van home purchase was gift, not loan

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'Business has exploded': How pet cafés became the cool hangout in Metro Vancouver

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Small businesses rank credit unions ahead of Canada's big banks, CFIB finds

Credit unions take top spot, followed by Desjardins and National Bank

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Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out

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Vandalism rebates available to B.C. small businesses

Starting in November, businesses can apply for up to $2,000 for vandalism repair costs incurred this year or $1,000 for prevention

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VICTORIA — The New Democrats had some strong advice this week for property owners who’ve gone big on renting out several units on a short-term basis through Airbnb and other vacation platforms.

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Beloved Vancouver corner store Union Market to close after three decades

It has been a Strathcona hub for three decades and is closing at a time when the city hopes to encourage more corner stores and help the dwindling number that are still open

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Opinion: Canada's financial watchdog says most money services businesses are lawful, but it also urges the public to be wary.

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B.C. lawn-care companies seek options to keep business from drying up along with the grass

It's not easy being green: Metro Vancouver homeowners turning to grass paint and artificial turf during lawn-watering restrictions

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Douglas Todd: Why Ambleside Village is hurting in high-end West Vancouver (Part 2)

Opinion: The quest is on for ideas to revive this retail hub — as well as others in well-off neighbourhoods.

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'I don't know what to tell my customers': Surprise restart to B.C. ports strike sparks frustration among businesses

Hundreds of small businesses already hurting from strike may be further hit.

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As Trans Mountain pulls up camps, 'boom town' effects hit some B.C. municipalities hard

The pop-up landlords and restaurateurs made off like bandits; the people changing the sheets and serving food, not so much

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Sale of prime land will eventually close Burnaby's Brentwood Lanes, bring condos

The bowling alley sits on 4.3 acres of prime land that has been sold for $94 million to a developer with plans to rezone it for condo towers.

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'Costs could be staggering': How businesses, Bay Street are reacting to the PSAC strike

Scotiabank economist estimates strike could cost government $200 million a day

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Two tipping trends post-COVID-19: Higher prompt amounts and ubiquitous requests

"We do tell people that they shouldn't tip in areas that don't make intuitive sense, such as at retail." — B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association

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First Indigenous-run Starbucks in Canada to open near Campbell River

Coffee outlet will provide the We Wai Kai Nation an opportunity to create a self-reliant economy, says Chief Ronnie Chickite

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Not your average Nonna: How nostalgia for home sparked this beloved Vancouver Italian eatery

The best-kept secret in Vancouver is a tiny eatery that started the way dreams do: in a bedroom

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B.C.'s mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it.

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Port of Prince Rupert's cargo volumes dropped in 2022

"Global trade and supply chains are changing rapidly and we must adapt," Shaun Stevenson, the port CEO said.

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Who gets to fish for B.C. salmon in the future?

A pattern of fishing licences and quota concentrated in the hands of large seafood processing companies is firmly entrenched in B.C., said Jim McIsaac, vice-president of the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters' Federation.

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Fast-tracking social housing projects up to 12-storeys up for reconsideration in Vancouver

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Douglas Todd: B.C. surpasses the rest for mass-timber buildings

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The Bears' Lair aims to launch Indigenous entrepreneurs

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Demand for retail space is bouncing back in some Vancouver neighbourhoods: report

Louwella Malda and Kyle Roberts launched The Filipino Noodle Joint in a mall on Keefer Street in Chinatown that has one of the highest vacancies in an especially hard hit area.

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Mercedes mechanics in Surrey hold rally in support of limited strike, call for boycott

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Aoyuan sells Burnaby project and cancels West Side condo development as it defaults on bond payments

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Conversations That Matter: The great wealth transfer

“Over the next two decades,” Forbes magazine says, “an unprecedented shift of demographics and finances will take place and will likely be felt by every American.” And, by extension, every Canadian.

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B.C. Appeal Court confirms $500,000 from parents for North Van home purchase was gift, not loan

Check your eggs: Recall issued over salmonella concerns in B.C., other provinces

Squamish neighbour fined $750 over property spat with 'dream home' owners

Photos: Not your average Vancouver demolition

Waste or soil? Cheam First Nation 'saddened' to find unauthorized facility on its land

Canadians of Chinese and South Asian descent earn more because many go into STEM: StatCan

Little-known program dominates Canada's massive guest-worker scheme

'It's a nightmare out there' for Vancouver seniors who live near enormous Oakridge project

Delightful East Vancouver street faces Broadway Plan onslaught

Vancouver’s 'great' streets: Café-cultured The Drive tops the list

Latest Business Videos

'Business has exploded': How pet cafés became the cool hangout in Metro Vancouver

Douglas Todd: A rare blue-collar politician worries about B.C. workers' wages

Cleaning up with bamboo: The story of the little B.C. company that could

B.C. wine crop facing 'catastrophic losses' after extreme January cold snap

Conversations That Matter: Boosting entrepreneurialism

B.C. Appeal Court confirms $500,000 from parents for North Van home purchase was gift, not loan

Check your eggs: Recall issued over salmonella concerns in B.C., other provinces

Squamish neighbour fined $750 over property spat with 'dream home' owners

Photos: Not your average Vancouver demolition

Waste or soil? Cheam First Nation 'saddened' to find unauthorized facility on its land

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT

Small businesses rank credit unions ahead of Canada's big banks, CFIB finds

Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out

Vandalism rebates available to B.C. small businesses

Beyond pennies: 5 tips to figure out the untold wealth of your solopreneurship

Vaughn Palmer: Ravi Kahlon's message to Airbnb hosts — find another way to make money

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Beloved Vancouver corner store Union Market to close after three decades

Douglas Todd: The curious rise of currency exchanges across Canada

B.C. lawn-care companies seek options to keep business from drying up along with the grass

Douglas Todd: Why Ambleside Village is hurting in high-end West Vancouver (Part 2)

'I don't know what to tell my customers': Surprise restart to B.C. ports strike sparks frustration among businesses

As Trans Mountain pulls up camps, 'boom town' effects hit some B.C. municipalities hard

Sale of prime land will eventually close Burnaby's Brentwood Lanes, bring condos

'Costs could be staggering': How businesses, Bay Street are reacting to the PSAC strike

Two tipping trends post-COVID-19: Higher prompt amounts and ubiquitous requests

First Indigenous-run Starbucks in Canada to open near Campbell River

Not your average Nonna: How nostalgia for home sparked this beloved Vancouver Italian eatery

Now's your chance to impress the bosses of CBC's Dragons' Den

B.C.'s mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

Port of Prince Rupert's cargo volumes dropped in 2022

Who gets to fish for B.C. salmon in the future?

TikTok crackdown in United States worries B.C.’s viral digital stars

Fast-tracking social housing projects up to 12-storeys up for reconsideration in Vancouver

Douglas Todd: B.C. surpasses the rest for mass-timber buildings

The Bears' Lair aims to launch Indigenous entrepreneurs

Demand for retail space is bouncing back in some Vancouver neighbourhoods: report

Mercedes mechanics in Surrey hold rally in support of limited strike, call for boycott

B.C.'s cool, wet spring playing havoc with farmers

Daphne Bramham: Caring corporate leadership is a tonic for troubling and changing times

Aoyuan sells Burnaby project and cancels West Side condo development as it defaults on bond payments

Conversations That Matter: The great wealth transfer

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