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Provincial restraint will weigh on B.C.'s economy in 2011

British Columbia's economic recovery will hit neutral "post-Olympic blues" in 2011 before picking up speed in 2012 because of restrained government spending and a slowdown in the local housing market, the Conference Board of Canada said Friday in its latest Provincial Outlook report.


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Canadians want it all in retirement: BMO report

Financial advisers need to sit their clients down and have a tough talk about what they really want in retirement and, more importantly, what they're prepared to give up, according to a recent Bank of Montreal report.

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Chocolate is the new coffee: growing interest in sources, quality

Twenty years ago, people started to look at their coffee as more than a pick-me-up. It was explored, poked, deconstructed and built back up again amid an entirely new culture of cafes, baristas and buzzwords. Now it appears another revolution, this time with chocolate, is beginning.


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