Business

Canada’s first Indigenous-owned licensed Starbucks to open on Vancouver Island

‘We just knew we needed to take a shot’ — We Wai Kai Chief Ronnie Chickite

Mar 22, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Feds spend $26M on growth and innovation of Vancouver-based companies

Funds to assist development of power drills and virtual reality, among other advancements

Mar 21, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Nordstrom Canada to begin liquidation Tuesday after receiving court’s permission

Court: Nordstrom facing difficult time, but process unfolding in a very cooperative manner

Mar 20, 2023 11:30 AM Read more >

Pierre Poilievre pitches value-added forestry practices during Alberni mill tour

Conservative leader criticizes Liberal government for not cancelling U.S. softwood lumber tariffs

Mar 20, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

The local grocer is more than just a store — it’s a meeting place, and even a wedding venue!

Grocery stores are a social hub in many communities, and play an important role in our lives. So important that one couple even decided to hold their wedding in the Quality Foods where they met!

Mar 20, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

Many who turned to produce hand sanitizer, PPE in 2020 have struggled to transition back

Mar 19, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail to combine next month after U.S. approval

$31B U.S. deal creates the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico

Mar 17, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

Businesses expect slower sales in short term as cost, labour issues persist: survey

Canadian Chamber of Commerce research shows one-third of companies expect to raise prices

Mar 16, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

T-Mobile acquires Mint, partially owned by Ryan Reynolds

Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, is being acquired by T-Mobile as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth as much as $1.35 billion.

Mar 16, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Walmart reports ‘tens of thousands of items’ destroyed after Nanaimo diaper fire

Food spoiled, baby essentials ruined in ‘dangerous and shameful’ arson incident last month

Mar 16, 2023 10:04 AM Read more >