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Gas prices down again
Gasoline prices in Canada are down for a fourth-straight week, according to a weekly report released Tuesday, with some locations showing average prices of less than $1 a litre. Gasoline prices in Canada are down for a fourth-straight week, according to a weekly report released Tuesday, with some locations show... more
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Vancouver's Olympic legacy at risk
Although Vancouver is in better shape than other host cities - including London, which is battling soaring construction costs as it prepares to host the 2012 Games - it is not fully insulated from the economic crisis. Although Vancouver is in better shape than other host cities - including London, which is battling soaring construction costs as it pr... more
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Housing market declines
The turn of the Lower Mainland real estate market's cycle has been more dramatic than expected, with real estate boards reporting another drop in sales and slide in prices at the end of August. The turn of the Lower Mainland real estate market's cycle has been more dramatic than expected, with real estate boards reporting... more
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2010 Games hope to be sold-out
The Vancouver Organizing Committee is determined to find more seats to sell in order to solve an historic illness that has afflicted the Games -- Empty Seat Syndrome. The Vancouver Organizing Committee is determined to find more seats to sell in order to solve an historic illness that has afflicted t... more
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First gas prices, now pizza goes up? What's the world coming to?
Rising wheat prices are pushing up costs for baked goods, and foods from muffins to pizza
Pizzeria owner Joe Vicari shakes his head as he prepares to rip open a 50-pound bag of flour for another batch of dough. "That's 37-bucks. $37. I couldn't believe it!" says Vicari.
Since opening Mariella Pizza in mid-town Manhattan 30-years ago, Vicari, says he has never experienced such a jump in the cost of his ingredients.
"I can't even believe how much the flour [goes] up. When I see the bill I can't believe it, that's too much," says the veteran pizza maker, who emigrated from Sicily. Only four weeks ago, Vicari says, he was paying just $16-a-bag for Gold Medal brand flour, which at $37-a-bag now seems more golden than ever. Rising wheat prices are pushing up costs for baked goods, and foods from muffins to pizza ... more -
Mini Black Gold
Coffee sales are booming on the high street... so why are coffee farmers giving up the trade? This is a unique short cut of the powerful feature documentary Black Gold. Coffee sales are booming on the high street... so why are coffee farmers giving up the trade? This is a unique short cut of the powerf... more
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