Business

Statistics Canada says country posted $684M merchandise trade surplus

Both imports and exports dropped in July, although not at the same rate

Sep 4, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Esquimalt's Lighthouse Brewery spotlights Peninsula farm with new 'core beer'

Peninsula Pale features malt from Field Five in Central Saanich

Aug 31, 2024 5:49 AM Read more >

Back-to-school sticker shock sees parents making hard decisions

Cash-strapped parents seek back-to-school deals as years of inflation take a toll

Aug 30, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

Nanaimo mountain biker looking to license his 'mind-bending' bike design

Chris Hudec's mountain bike designs defy conventional wisdom about bike suspension

Aug 30, 2024 10:37 AM Read more >

B.C. building code relaxes stairwell requirements to encourage building

Developers now allowed single stairwells in buildings up to 6 storeys

Aug 30, 2024 7:20 AM Read more >

Teamsters appeal binding arbitration to end Canada’s rail shutdown

Union says federal government’s move a ‘dangerous precedent’ as it files court action

Aug 30, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

B.C. bar boasts Canada's largest whisky collection, 1,300 'expressions'

'There's so many bottles we had to reinforce the shelves in the lounge,' whisky curator says

Aug 28, 2024 2:59 PM Read more >

Flair Airlines seeks investors to ‘restructure’ finances and grow fleet

Company says business is good and it’s looking for ways to grow

Aug 28, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

Rogers drops multiple channels from cable in favour of streaming only

Cooking, OWN, Discovery Science, Motor Trend and Animal Planet will be making the shift next year

Aug 28, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Victoria studio turning salvaged wood scraps into light fixtures that last

A Light Studio's home good creations utilize every last bit of cherished trees

Aug 23, 2024 1:52 PM Read more >