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Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year history.
Comment: B.C.’s migrant farm workers face scorching heat in the fields and in their housing

Comment: B.C.’s migrant farm workers face scorching heat in the fields and in their housing

In B.C., workers have the right to refuse work when their workplaces are too hot.
Two Vancouver hotels rank in new top 10 list of Canadian city stays

Two Vancouver hotels rank in new top 10 list of Canadian city stays

The prestigious annual awards help travellers choose their next adventures.
Hudson's Bay lender fighting retailer's Ruby Liu deal, seeking 'super monitor': docs

Hudson's Bay lender fighting retailer's Ruby Liu deal, seeking 'super monitor': docs

TORONTO — One of Hudson's Bay's biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C.
Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: poll

Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: poll

WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019.
S&P/TSX composite finishes more than 100 points lower, U.S. markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite finishes more than 100 points lower, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 100 points to cap off Tuesday's trading session, weighed down by losses in the basic materials sector, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 116.
Proposal for 21-storey social housing tower in Kitsilano heads to Vancouver council

Proposal for 21-storey social housing tower in Kitsilano heads to Vancouver council

Vancouver city council will consider a proposal Tuesday for a 200-unit social housing tower in Kitsilano.
Trump says he will hit copper imports with 50 per cent tariffs

Trump says he will hit copper imports with 50 per cent tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — but hasn't said yet when it will take effect. "Today we are doing copper," Trump told reporters at a cabinet meeting.
Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll

Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders. A majority of respondents to the Research Co.
Wall Street ends mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines

Wall Street ends mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines

Wall Street ended mixed a day after a broad sell-off in response to the Trump administration setting new tariffs on more than a dozen nations. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.