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Restaurants given more time to make temporary patios permanent

Restaurants given more time to make temporary patios permanent

Pandemic-era program makes it easier for establishments to get provincial patio licences
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Canada's 2023 federal budget coming March 28: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland

Canada's 2023 federal budget coming March 28: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will table the 2023 federal budget on March 28.
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B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

The B.C. government received a record amount of revenue from coal exports in 2022.
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Sustained jobs growth could push BoC to raise rates again, economists warn

Sustained jobs growth could push BoC to raise rates again, economists warn

OTTAWA — Employment in Canada rose slightly last month after January's jobs report raised eyebrows among economists anticipating a slowdown in the labour market this year.
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B.C. adds 6,700 jobs in February as growth slows

B.C. adds 6,700 jobs in February as growth slows

Unemployment rate jumps to 5.1 per cent
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Vancouver's KITS Eyewar sees higher sales, lower losses

Vancouver's KITS Eyewar sees higher sales, lower losses

Online eyewear seller's holiday-quarter sales rose nearly 30 per cent year-over-year
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Artemis Gold passes final regulatory hurdle to begin works at Blackwater mine

Artemis Gold passes final regulatory hurdle to begin works at Blackwater mine

Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) has announced the approval of its BC Mines Act Permit for the Blackwater project in central British Columbia, which is the final step required to allow the company to begin major construction activities at the mine site with
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B.C. liquefied natural gas project helping to decarbonize West Coast tug and barge sector

B.C. liquefied natural gas project helping to decarbonize West Coast tug and barge sector

First Nations company servicing Kitimat LNG export terminal another step closer to deploying the world’s first fleet of electric tugs in B.C.
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B.C.’s meatless, protein-alternate producers bucking sector hiccups

B.C.’s meatless, protein-alternate producers bucking sector hiccups

Daiya Foods, Big Mountain Foods, No Meat Factory, Wamame, Sunrise Soya Foods among Metro Vancouver businesses enjoying success
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'Dystopian nightmare': Security necklace faces criticism

'Dystopian nightmare': Security necklace faces criticism

An advertisement for a security necklace is drawing criticism for creating a false sense of security.
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