Business

Labour Relations finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union B.C. employee

Board rules coffee giant had legitimate reason to close outlet less than a year after it unionized

Feb 14, 2025 2:00 PM Read more >

B.C.’s hourly minimum wage to jump by by 45 cents starting June 1

Coming 2.6 per cent increase follows changes made last spring to the Employment Standards Act

Feb 14, 2025 11:59 AM Read more >

Canadian businesses report minimal gains from Trudeau’s GST holiday

Small spike in sales noted, as well as struggles determining what products did and didn’t qualify

Feb 14, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

Fake websites, brand imitators plague Peavey Mart chain as stores close

Firm warns fake Facebook accounts, websites pitching non-existent goods at steep discounts

Feb 13, 2025 6:50 AM Read more >

UPDATE: New Sparkling Hill restaurant changes name again

Peak is open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. for breakfast and from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. for lunch and dinner

Feb 11, 2025 2:25 PM Read more >

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says ‘no thank you’

Feb 11, 2025 7:30 AM Read more >

Sweeping Trump steel and aluminum duties coming Monday including for Canada

Trump imposed similar tariffs during his first term, using national security as justification

Feb 10, 2025 5:20 AM Read more >

New McDonald's location on the way in Vernon

The third fast-food restaurant is set to open in the city in late 2025

Feb 6, 2025 2:39 PM Read more >

Local goods, interprovincial trade top of mind for Revelstoke as tariffs loom

Supporting more Canadian business an option, but also vital to look at shortcomings in interprovincial trade, community voices say

Feb 6, 2025 9:45 AM Read more >

Burned-out California looks to Canadian timber for rebuild, tariffs or not

Homebuilders say ‘there aren’t really alternatives’ to Canadian lumber as they recover from wildfire

Feb 5, 2025 2:30 PM Read more >