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Okanagan golf courses grapple with rough summer

Okanagan golf courses grapple with rough summer

Operators blame inflation, wildfires, crackdown on short-term rentals for a softer summer season
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BIV announces 2024 BC CEO and BC CFO Award winners

BIV announces 2024 BC CEO and BC CFO Award winners

BC CEO Award and BC CFO Award recipients will be recognized at an awards luncheon in Vancouver on October 23
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Rob Shaw: Finance minister's fall farewell leaves B.C. drenched in debt

Rob Shaw: Finance minister's fall farewell leaves B.C. drenched in debt

As Katrine Conroy retires, the reality of B.C.'s financial mess becomes impossible to ignore
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Statistics Canada says retail sales down 0.3% at $65.7B in June

Statistics Canada says retail sales down 0.3% at $65.7B in June

Retail sales dropped in June as Canadians continued to grapple with high interest rates. Statistics Canada said Friday that retail sales fell 0.3 per cent to $65.7 billion that month, led by a drop in sales at new car dealers.
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Opinion: A bigger B.C. government has not birthed a healthier B.C. economy

Opinion: A bigger B.C. government has not birthed a healthier B.C. economy

Plunging business investment hurting West Coast workforce, argue economists.
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Editorial: Tax cut promise gets attention, but will be hard to achieve

Editorial: Tax cut promise gets attention, but will be hard to achieve

Some brute facts must be faced here.
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'A president who leads and listens:' Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination

'A president who leads and listens:' Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination

CHICAGO — Kamala Harris promised to be a president for all Americans as she closed out the Democratic National Convention where a former United States ambassador to Canada sounded the alarm that a second Donald Trump presidency would cause chaos for
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CN, CPKC prepare to restart railways after Ottawa steps in to end stoppage

CN, CPKC prepare to restart railways after Ottawa steps in to end stoppage

MONTREAL — Canada's two biggest railways say they’re preparing to get trains back on track after Ottawa intervened to end an unprecedented labour impasse that disrupted business across the country and upended commutes for thousands.
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Liberals move to force binding arbitration, return to work in railway labour dispute

Liberals move to force binding arbitration, return to work in railway labour dispute

OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday the federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the country's two biggest rail companies, ordering a return to work and imposing binding arbitration.
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B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

Strata corporations are permitting cooling unit installations, but regulations are not getting any looser due to electricity shortages.
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