Business

Canada posts $1.4B trade deficit in May as imports rose and exports fell

Statistics Canada said Friday the result followed a revised surplus of $462 million in April

Jul 2, 2021 8:57 AM Read more >

Songhees Nation co-owned cannabis store opens in downtown Victoria

First Nation plans to take educational approach to cannabis retailing

Jun 30, 2021 12:45 PM Read more >

B.C. businesses may still require masks as COVID-19 order lifts

Masks recommended for 70% of public not yet fully vaccinated

Jun 30, 2021 10:00 AM Read more >

Unvaccinated employees could face masks, segregation upon return to office: Experts

As workplaces begin to reopen, employers are grappling with how to keep all workers safe

Jun 29, 2021 3:30 PM Read more >

Liberals say by 2035 all new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be electric

The government had set 2040 target for when it wants to see all passenger vehicles sold be electric

Jun 29, 2021 10:30 AM Read more >

B.C. municipalities get incentives to speed up housing approvals

Rezoning slow, costly and ‘amplifies the voices of the few’

Jun 28, 2021 11:30 AM Read more >

Tesla to recall 285,000 cars in China and fix cruise control

In a message to customers on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Tesla said ‘there are potential safety hazards in extreme cases’

Jun 26, 2021 4:25 PM Read more >

B.C. appoints expert panel on further old-growth forest preservation

More deferral areas coming this summer, forests minister says

Jun 24, 2021 3:50 PM Read more >

Electric taxi service pulls the plug on Greater Victoria

Current Taxi will maintain Victoria licence, plans to return when economy rebounds

Jun 24, 2021 3:00 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 recovery fund aids 60 Indigenous tourism projects

Landmarks, galleries, resorts, trails aim to build reconciliation

Jun 24, 2021 11:30 AM Read more >