Business
Economists predict inflation climbed even higher in June amid ‘reopening effect’
Statistics Canada set to release latest inflation data on July 20
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The complex and sometimes controversial task of counting how far a dollar goes
“It’s a very, very tough concept to measure,” said Derek Holt, head of capital markets at Scotiabank
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Industry minister suggests Rogers outage could weigh on $26-billion Shaw deal
“This is certainly going to be on my mind, and the mind of all Canadians”
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Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming or downloading music online
Under the law, a work is “performed” as soon as it is made available for on-demand streaming
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B.C. farmers can access new funds to prepare for extreme weather
Individuals can access up to $35,000 in cost-shared funding
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House of Commons industry committee to investigate Rogers outage
July 8 outage knocked out ATMs, shut down Interac payments and prevented calls to 911
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Bank of Canada rate hike contributes to loonie falling to a 20-month low
Canadian dollar dropped to a low of 75.62 cents US
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Five B.C. hotels hit Canada’s Top 10 for international travellers
Victoria’s Empress, Hotel Vancouver among a 6 Fairmont properties on the Travel + Leisure list
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WestJet check-in restored after system-wide outage snarled cross-country travel
System outages affected both WestJet Airlines and air traffic control agency NAV Canada
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Rogers to credit customers with equivalent of five days of service for outage
July 8 outage affected 911 services as well as financial networks and other critical services
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