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It’s no secret, there’s an ongoing labour shortage in the country and that is putting stress on local business owners and staff who are trying to keep their businesses afloat.

In September the price of food continued to soar in Canada, rising 11.4 per cent compared to a year ago. Its a new high not seen since 1981.

Canada’s aging population combined with the number of people who are retiring mean the country is facing a long road to recovering its workforce.

It will insure contractors operating in the US wildfire-prone areas.

If you find your dollar isnt going as far as it once did, you are not alone. That means more people are turning to consignment and thrift stores to save a buck.

If B.C.s job market were real estate, you could call it a buyers market. Anyone looking for work is in luck.

It’s also about his time. Zohar, 56, has been working seven day a week since starting the business in 2004. “I’m getting my life back because I won’t need to work such long hours,” he said Friday. Since launching online shopping about a decade ago, cyber sales have climbed to represent 70 per cent of his business. Overall, about 80 per cent of online sales are to U.S. customers and five per cent are within Canada. He’s holding a sale to sell off toys and products that are diffic...

  VICTORIA -- For many businesses in Greater Victoria, the biggest problem during the pandemic has been a lack of customers. But for others, a new pandemic problem is beginning to boil to the surface, a shortage of staff. “We’re looking for employees,” said Andrew Underdown, a manager at Langford construction company Tower Fence. He’s looking to hire 20 of them to be exact. The problem is, Tower Fence can’t find anyone. “We believe the Federal Government has had an impact on t...