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Small fashion houses sowing sustainability with sewing pattern releases

Small fashion houses sowing sustainability with sewing pattern releases

When Michelle Larsen started her fashion brand, she planned on making each item herself, with an eye to transparency, sustainability and fair labour practices.
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Upside of downtown: For many business owners in Victoria, there's no place they'd rather be

Upside of downtown: For many business owners in Victoria, there's no place they'd rather be

Despite dealing with everything from economic challenges to crime and parking snafus, many see downtown as a “vibrant and funky place” to make a living.
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Victoria to tinker again with rules for short-term rentals

Victoria to tinker again with rules for short-term rentals

New provincial rules clash with the city’s regulations
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Climate-related extreme weather puts oil and gas assets, production at risk

Climate-related extreme weather puts oil and gas assets, production at risk

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. filed a disclosure document last year laying out what would happen if extreme weather were to force a 10-day shutdown of its massive Base Plant oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
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Canada's airports, hospitals begin returning to normal after global IT outage

Canada's airports, hospitals begin returning to normal after global IT outage

MONTREAL — Airports, hospitals and police services across Canada continued their gradual return to normal operations on Saturday as they recovered from a global technology outage caused by a defective update to computers using Microsoft Windows.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians.
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FortisBC cited for ‘minor’ non-compliance issues on Woodfibre LNG pipeline

FortisBC cited for ‘minor’ non-compliance issues on Woodfibre LNG pipeline

EAO inspections found concerns regarding the storage of hazardous materials and installing and maintaining erosion and sediment controls.
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The best time to take out a 3-year mortgage was a year ago. Here's how times have changed

The best time to take out a 3-year mortgage was a year ago. Here's how times have changed

Today, shorter mortgages are better, and flexibility is the name of the game.
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Vancouver modular housing for homeless destined for Kamloops

Vancouver modular housing for homeless destined for Kamloops

The 98-unit, two-building complex from Cambie Street was moved to make way for the new Vancouver Art Gallery.
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Should Vancouver get dedicated bus lanes on these 8 routes?

Should Vancouver get dedicated bus lanes on these 8 routes?

The proposed changes could mean commuters save hours on city commutes.
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