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NewLeaf Travel is selling airfare tickets again; first flight takes off July 25
TORONTO — Discount airfare ticket seller NewLeaf Travel is back in business five months after it abruptly shut down to await a federal regulatory ruling. Travellers can purchase tickets starting...
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Tsawwassen Mills to be the last new Metro Vancouver mall for a while?
Tsawwassen Mills, Metro Vancouver’s huge new outlet shopping centre set to open in October, has been slowly rising from the ground just north of the ferry terminal for the last two years. The reality,...
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Adorlee tackles beauty, beasts dealing with China’s free-trade zones
Exporting Canadian product into China is usually expensive and time consuming, but Kevin Liu recently stumbled across a new way to reach the massive and lucrative Chinese market. Now Liu’s Canadian eye...
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Mike Smyth: Latest twist in VSB insanity — privacy breach for kids and parents?
Was the personal privacy of Vancouver school children and their parents compromised by a forensic audit of the cash-strapped school district? That’s the question outspoken trustee Patti Bacchus is...
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Why U.S. sports brands own heads all over the globe
Ball caps bearing the signature logo of the New York Yankees are prominently displayed at New Era’s store at a Fujairah mall in the United Arab Emirates. The blue star of the Dallas Cowboys and the...
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Stephanie Smith and Damian Kettlewell: The best system for non-medical...
Love it or hate it, public retailing of non-medical marijuana is coming. With that in mind, the most socially responsible way to sell it in B.C. is through our existing public and private liquor...
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Black Friday deals: Purchase or pass, why is it hard to resist?
Q: Our 12 year old son delivers the local newspaper twice a week to earn a bit of spending money. On top of the inclement weather at this time of year, his job is made that much harder with all of the...
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By the numbers: Black Friday and beyond in B.C.
While shoppers across Canada are jumping on the Black Friday frenzy, to be followed by a Cyber Monday shopping spree, in British Columbia we’re a tad more cautious. We’re counting our cyber shopping...
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Like it Buy it 2017: just 4 hours left to save
You don’t know what to buy, but you know you want to save. And you need to buy new glasses, new furniture, new clothing, you name it. Then get a drastically reduced gift card, and make your specific...
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Like it Buy it 2017: closed on a high
The spring 2017 edition of Like It Buy It Vancouver is now closed. Presented by The Vancouver Sun and The Province, the e-commerce sale featured more than $2.3 million of merchandise and experiences,...
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Cariboo readies ghost town to draw Chinese tourists
B.C.’s Cariboo region is looking to capitalize on the success of a recent travelling history exhibit that highlighted the contributions of Chinese immigrants in the 1800s to the Interior’s Gold Rush....
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The Home Front: Online shopping clicks with Canadian consumers
Outfitting your home in furniture and decor from the comfort of your sofa — or anywhere you can get online — is becoming increasingly popular, says Julie Cassetina, public relations manager of online...
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Phil Arrata: Why retailers are changing the last mile of supply chain
The holiday season is here. Vacation plans have been made, the kids are home from school, families and friends get together and more consumer goods will be purchased during these few weeks than at any...
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Ball caps bearing the signature logo of the New York Yankees are prominently displayed at New Era’s store at a Fujairah mall in the United Arab Emirates. The blue star of the Dallas Cowboys and the...
View ArticleDisney Cruise lines celebrate Christmas
It may seem strange to talk about this in the heat of the summer, but the fact of the matter is that those thinking of taking a cruise over the Christmas holidays should start looking – and booking –...
View ArticleBrittain Brown: Are low unemployment rates the death of good service?
Canada is in one of the tightest labour markets the country has seen in decades. Storefronts and restaurants across the country are putting up “Now Hiring” signs, but our record unemployment rates mean...
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