Business

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, beloved by millions, despised by some

Drink is the coffee giant’s most popular seasonal beverage

Aug 24, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Wave of new Victoria restaurants taking over space of closed eateries

La Taqueria on Fort Street is the latest to close down

Aug 24, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

UK approval last hurdle for mammoth Microsoft Activision takeover

Microsoft budges on video game streaming rights in push for UK to approve Activision Blizzard deal

Aug 22, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

Canada wants judicial review of latest U.S. softwood lumber duties

Canada’s trade minister calls levies unfair, unjust and illegal

Aug 22, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn

‘If you look at the entire 12 months of the year, August is typically the busiest month’

Aug 21, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

B.C. businesses pitch in wildfire support to Okanagan evacuees

Hair washes, free food and discounts are being offered to evacuees

Aug 18, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Goats get to work on Vancouver Island invasive species control

V.I. Goatscaping hired to bring herd to tame Ladysmith property

Aug 18, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

Oak Bay button business brightens up, with bows to the past

Inventory so far includes a couple dozen bows and roughly 133,000 buttons

Aug 18, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Sprott Shaw College marks 120 years with celebrations across B.C.

B.C.-based school has survived economic recessions, 2 world wars, Great Depression

Aug 10, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Minister launches review of B.C. port strike looking for ‘structural issues’

Goal: ‘harmonious working environment’ between unions and employers in future collective bargaining

Aug 9, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >