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Swift brewery brings nostalgic tasting room to Victoria’s harbourfront

Swift brewery brings nostalgic tasting room to Victoria’s harbourfront

New brewery draws inspiration from your grandparent’s basement and local beer culture
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CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

Typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last yea
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Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Call centre workers have been unionizing for years, said economist and labour expert Jim Stanford
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Canada’s economy continues to outperform, raising odds of rate hike next week

Canada’s economy continues to outperform, raising odds of rate hike next week

The Canadian economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year and likely expanded again in April, fuelling speculation that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates again.
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Self-checkout preferred for blush-inducing purchases, B.C. study affirms

Self-checkout preferred for blush-inducing purchases, B.C. study affirms

UBC Sauder research sheds light on consumer choices in embarrassing purchase situations
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‘More connected’: Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

‘More connected’: Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

This could help Alberta winters, researchers have mentioned
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Apple varieties could be lost, but not if Salt Spring’s Harry Burton has his way

Apple varieties could be lost, but not if Salt Spring’s Harry Burton has his way

Local farmer looks to diversify apple availability in the name of good taste
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Keeping kosher: Family bakery brings a taste of Jewish culture to Victoria

Keeping kosher: Family bakery brings a taste of Jewish culture to Victoria

Find My Way Bikery in the Victoria Public Market at the Hudson
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Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US

Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US

The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears .
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ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to profit off the technology.
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