Small business owners in Canada, bakeries in particular, are feeling the pinch due to a global shortage of cocoa. The lack of supply means the cost of it has skyrocketed over the past few months and continues to remain high.
Ashley Benson, co-owner of Bloom Cookie Co. in Edmonton says cocoa powder is used in more than half of the baked goods at the shop, and the cost is adding up."The cocoa, when I ordered it last year, was $182 for 50 pounds, and now it’s $400 for 50 pounds," she said."We still want it to be as accessible as possible for everybody. We don't make those decisions lightly," said Benson.
Janet Wong Ken, owner and operator of Cookie Mama in Calgary says it’s very challenging to operate her bakery on slim margins. Amid renewed scrutiny over the cost of Canada's consumer carbon tax, following a miscalculation by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by the Liberal policy, calling the error an 'honest mistake.'So far this year there have been 905 homes that sold that were priced above $1M, a 54 per cent gain over last year.
Amid renewed scrutiny over the cost of Canada's consumer carbon tax, following a miscalculation by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by the Liberal policy, calling the error an 'honest mistake.'An Ontario nurse who's worked in the health-care field for more than 15 years says the staffing levels have never been as bad as they are now.
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Two Canadian advocacy groups have been granted intervener status in the case of a 27-year-old Calgary woman fighting for access to medical assistance in dying , despite her father’s objections.What should you do in Ottawa to get the best mortgage? A preliminary report outlining the costs associated with improving Route 90, and widening Kenaston Boulevard, has been released – and it’s expected to cost a pretty penny.Child sexually assaulted on playground, Winnipeg police investigatingFentanyl and other drugs seized in a recent drug trafficking investigation by Regina police is believed have a street value of over $1 million.
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