Vancouver restaurant, facing staff shortage, offers $50,000 salary for a dishwasher
10/22/2021 9:49 AMA job posting for a dishwasher at a Vancouver restaurant is gaining plenty of attention for its pay — $50,000 a year to be exact. The Indeed job posting is for a dishwasher at Handi Grill. The posting said: "Pay per hour will be $25.00 for 40 hours per week. This is a...
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International Energy Agency Says Canada’s Oil Industry Is Facing Resistance On All Fronts
10/22/2021 9:27 AMAccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Canadian oil is set to decline within the next decade. That has not stopped funding from flooring into new projects however as producers aim to milk the country’s oil reserves for all they’re worth before that. The...
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Alberta inquiry finds no wrongdoing in anti-oilsands campaign despite foreign funds
10/21/2021 11:08 AMCanadian environmental groups did nothing wrong when they accepted foreign funding for campaigns opposing oilsands development, a public inquiry has reported. In his much-delayed report released Thursday, Steve Allan, commissioner of the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta...
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Venezuelans Break Off Flakes of Gold to Pay for Meals and Haircuts
10/21/2021 9:59 AMTo fathom the magnitude of Venezuela’s financial collapse, travel southeast from Caracas, past the oil fields and over the Orinoco River, and head deep into the savanna that blankets one of the remotest corners of the country. There, in the barber shops and...
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Canadian racing driver and Instagram influencer accused of ‘massive fraudulent’ scheme that defrauded investors of millions
10/21/2021 9:59 AMCanadian race car driver Josh Cartu strikes a glamorous posture on social media: surrounded by expensive sports cars, hobnobbing with movie stars and fashion models, and travelling on his private jet to European party hotspots such as Ibiza and Cannes. Cartu, who grew...
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Supply chain backups and shortages are causing all kinds of consumer woes, including low or missing stock.
10/21/2021 9:28 AMCalifornia's governor has issued an executive order to address the shortage of truck drivers and container storage to try to move critical cargo out of the state’s ports and alleviate congestion. The order directs agencies to find state, federal and private land for...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy – October 20th
10/20/2021 1:06 PMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold (SER) newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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What’s Made from a Barrel of Oil?
10/20/2021 11:33 AMFrom the gasoline in our cars to the plastic in countless everyday items, crude oil is an essential raw material that shows up everywhere in our lives. With around 18 million barrels of crude oil consumed every day just in America, this commodity powers transport,...
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B.C. to reopen sports arenas, concerts to max capacity
10/20/2021 10:13 AMCanucks players will likely be hearing more cheers from the crowd at Rogers Arena than previously expected when the puck drops for the NHL team’s home-opener next week. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Tuesday B.C. would return to 100% capacity at...
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Peter Thiel says bitcoin at $60,000 is a sure sign the ‘decrepit’ political system is about to implode
10/20/2021 9:59 AMThe US political system is not sustainable and the skyrocketing price of the decentralized cryptocurrency bitcoin underscores that point, says tech billionaire Peter Thiel, according to a report from The Information. "I don't know that you should put all your money...
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