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B.C. tourism sector braces for summer with fewer cruises, more staycations

B.C. tourism sector braces for summer with fewer cruises, more staycations

Strong year still expected for local operators, despite Canada-U.S. tensions.
B.C. AI CEOs excited Canada has first dedicated minister of AI

B.C. AI CEOs excited Canada has first dedicated minister of AI

New Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon urged to tweak immigration and tax policy while supporting a climate to support startups
Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet

Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet

Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015.
Point Roberts businesses continue to suffer

Point Roberts businesses continue to suffer

Part of tourist shop relocating in Tsawwassen Mills
Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

Canada's main stock index closed higher on Tuesday, lifted in part by a jump in the price of oil. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 84.68 points at 25,616.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 269.67 points at 42,140.
Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

With little time and big expectations, the prime minister leaned on Trudeau’s leftovers to assemble a cabinet better suited to triage than transformation
Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism

Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism

CALGARY — Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. The US$9.
Hudson's Bay creditor protection extended until July 31

Hudson's Bay creditor protection extended until July 31

TORONTO — An Ontario court has extended Hudson’s Bay’s reprieve from the hundreds of businesses it owes money until the end of July.
Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in

Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.