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Contest: 5 ways to support local businesses today

Contest: 5 ways to support local businesses today

Shop the Shore is giving you a chance to win $1,000 worth of goodies from some of your favourite North and West Vancouver businesses
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Vancouver ranked among top 10 tech hubs in the world

Vancouver ranked among top 10 tech hubs in the world

The global tech hub rankings, which put Vancouver in 7th place, are based on a city's earnings, number of startups and pedigree of local universities
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Looking to jumpstart your career? 5 reasons to join Marine & Shipbuilders Local 506

Looking to jumpstart your career? 5 reasons to join Marine & Shipbuilders Local 506

The Shipbuilders union is recruiting for a variety of positions that come with great benefits
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What Microsoft’s US $68B acquisition of Activision Blizzard means for Vancouver

What Microsoft’s US $68B acquisition of Activision Blizzard means for Vancouver

Multiple B.C. gaming companies now under same corporate umbrella
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Site C dam to require 8.7% rate hike over two years: analyst

Site C dam to require 8.7% rate hike over two years: analyst

BC Hydro banking on a big bump in industrial power sales to mitigate rate hikes
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B.C. bars, nightclubs, gyms that were ordered to close in December can apply for relief grants

B.C. bars, nightclubs, gyms that were ordered to close in December can apply for relief grants

Those businesses that had been required to fully close on Dec. 22, to limit the spread of COVID-19 are eligible to apply for the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant
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Pandemic-induced supply chain shifts give Squamish Terminals a boost

Pandemic-induced supply chain shifts give Squamish Terminals a boost

Reluctant to rely on now-pricier container ship operations, businesses are looking to breakbulk as an alternative.
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Two B.C. mining executives fined for $1.8M in undisclosed insider trading

Two B.C. mining executives fined for $1.8M in undisclosed insider trading

Richard Ryan Penn and Roman Reuvin Rubin agreed paying fines to the B.C. Securities Commission
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Housing, transportation woes add to North Shore labour challenges

Housing, transportation woes add to North Shore labour challenges

Employers from all sectors in North Vancouver cite gridlock and high housing costs as barriers to hiring
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North Shore fitness studios, event planners hunker down in wake of PHO-ordered closures

North Shore fitness studios, event planners hunker down in wake of PHO-ordered closures

Province, Ottawa announce some financial help for businesses, workers
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