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EarthDaily adds wildfire risk assessment to portfolio of services

EarthDaily adds wildfire risk assessment to portfolio of services

B.C. earth observation company acquires SkyForest
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Fast-growing Variational AI raises US$5.5M to bring technology to market

Fast-growing Variational AI raises US$5.5M to bring technology to market

Nine employee company set to double in size, invest in more dedicated compute capacity
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B.C. Indigenous beauty business set to expand to U.S.

B.C. Indigenous beauty business set to expand to U.S.

Nuez Acres is seizing a new distribution opportunity despite trade war uncertainties
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Risk of tariff war fuels push for can manufacturing in B.C.

Risk of tariff war fuels push for can manufacturing in B.C.

Making aluminum cans in B.C. would lower prices for that packaging for brewers and other drink manufacturers
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Vancouver police union president to represent Ken Sim’s party in April 5 byelection

Vancouver police union president to represent Ken Sim’s party in April 5 byelection

Ralph Kaisers joins tech leader Jaime Stein to become ABC Vancouver’s two candidates
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B.C. task force aims to grow agriculture, food processing industries

B.C. task force aims to grow agriculture, food processing industries

British Columbia is launching a task force focused on growing the agriculture and food processing industries after years of struggle due to climate, labour concerns and now the threat of tariffs from the United States.
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Opinion: Building homes and superstar cities is critical to Canada’s future

Opinion: Building homes and superstar cities is critical to Canada’s future

Restrictive policies on foreign investment and development are fuelling the affordability crisis
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S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, U.S. stocks also fall

S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, U.S. stocks also fall

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology and industrials, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 112.08 points at 25,514.08.
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Stock market today: A slide for Walmart pulls Wall Street from its record, and Dow drops 450

Stock market today: A slide for Walmart pulls Wall Street from its record, and Dow drops 450

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days.
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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'

As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry. Parmar says the government expects the U.S.
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