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B.C. winery focuses on Fraser Valley grapes post-cold snap

A Fraser Valley winery expects to source fewer grapes from Okanagan growers who were hardest hit by January's cold snap.

Apr 29, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Outlook for B.C.'s forestry sector in 2024 not so rosy

B.C. lumber production down a 'whopping' 26.5 per cent in 2023.

Apr 26, 2024 4:46 PM Read more >

More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

The Canadian Resident Matching Service says 1,627 graduates from medical schools will become family medicine residents this summer, an increase from 1,529 last year.

Apr 26, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Side gigs, family help necessary for homeownership in B.C., says RBC survey

Financial support from family also proving crucial to homeownership, according to RBC poll.

Apr 26, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies

Divergent scenarios on what central banks will decide on interest rates have bruised the Canadian dollar, adding to its months-long slump

Apr 26, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Adjudicator accepts B.C. groups' challenge to Alaska 'sustainable' fishery

The decision clears a major procedural hurdle, and gets the B.C. groups one step closer to challenging the Marine Stewardship Council to suspend Alaskan salmon as 'sustainable.'

Apr 26, 2024 12:49 PM Read more >