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Craigdarroch Castle among winners at Victoria’s Commercial Building Awards

Craigdarroch Castle among winners at Victoria’s Commercial Building Awards

Winners have been announced from the 27th annual competition from the Victoria business community
Oil producers from around the world join forces and cut production again

Oil producers from around the world join forces and cut production again

Oil producers have been under pressure to reduce production following a sharp fall in oil prices
Canadians drank almost eight million litres of eggnog in 2016

Canadians drank almost eight million litres of eggnog in 2016

According to Statistics Canada, 5.2 million litres were drank in December 2016 alone
A visit with the south Island’s only commercial poinsettia producer

A visit with the south Island’s only commercial poinsettia producer

Hilltop Greenhouses in Saanich grows 100,000 poinsettias a year
Marine Harvest to rebrand as Mowi – but relatives of the company’s namesake are unhappy about the move

Marine Harvest to rebrand as Mowi – but relatives of the company’s namesake are unhappy about the move

Name change comes ahead of Mowi-branded product launch
Update: Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 1.75%

Update: Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 1.75%

Dip in monthly GDP and lower-than-expected oil prices have dampened growth expectations
Gluts, price differential: 6 things to know about Canada’s oil-price gap

Gluts, price differential: 6 things to know about Canada’s oil-price gap

Alberta says about 190,000 barrels of raw crude oil and bitumen are being produced each day that can’t be shipped out
Teck sells 30 per cent stake in Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 to Sumitomo for US$1.2B

Teck sells 30 per cent stake in Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 to Sumitomo for US$1.2B

Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 is a massive undeveloped copper project in Chile
Canadian exports of Christmas trees are real and they are spectacular

Canadian exports of Christmas trees are real and they are spectacular

But Canadians also imported fake Christmas trees worth $61 million in 2016
Lake Louise ski resort to appeal $2.1M fine for chopping down endangered trees

Lake Louise ski resort to appeal $2.1M fine for chopping down endangered trees

Two charges were laid under the Species at Risk Act and the Canada National Parks Act