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The British Columbia Liquor Control and Licencing Board (LCLB) is getting more stringent when it comes to granting special permission to wine store owners to take orders for wine at wine tasting events.

The British Columbia Maritime Employers’ Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada wrap up a week of bargaining talks today. But ILWU Canada president Tom Dufresne says there’s still no end it sight.

Domestic sparkling wine is the fastest growing category of wine sales in B.C.

Olympic Village condo prices are set to drop by an average of 30% from last May’s prices, according to a document filed yesterday in BC Supreme Court by Ernst & Young, the project’s receiver.

Vancouver and Victoria have tied for top marks in their respective size categories in Corporate Knights’ 2011 Sustainable Cities rankings.

Rapidly rising food prices have been blamed on causing unrest in Egypt and are spurring run-ups in stock prices for potash companies and genetically modified seed producer Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON).

Mistrust between West End residents and Westbank Corp., Peterson Investment and Henriquez Partners Architects raised concerns February 9 that the former St. John’s Church at 1401 Comox Street could go up in flames.

Strong sales at Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s ivivva dance-wear stores are prompting the yoga-wear giant to expand ivivva and open two new stores by the end of the year.

Retailers need to brace for a “massive shortage” of North American trucking capacity when consumer demand returns to pre-recession levels, according to an industry executive.

About 40% of the donation will go to establish an endowment that’s going to generate income for scholarships and bursaries