New business partners breathe new life into Vancouver Island’s most remote pub

Scarlet Ibis Pub and Restaurant in Holberg is edge of civilization for wilderness adventurers

Jun 8, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

‘Shrinkflation’: No, you’re not imagining it, package sizes are shrinking

Issue not new, but proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs

Jun 8, 2022 8:30 AM Read more >

`Life is getting back to normal’ for tourism on Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim

Residents remain cautious with COVID as businesses struggle with staffing as visitors flood back

Jun 1, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs

Users had movements tracked and recorded every few minutes, even when app was not open

Jun 1, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

Restaurant sales bounced back over pre-pandemic levels in March: Statistics Canada

Increase in sales coincided with surging inflation and rising food costs across the country

Jun 1, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

Tahltan, Citywest break ground on project to provide northwest communities with high-speed internet

The $13 million project is expected to be completed in early 2023

May 31, 2022 11:54 AM Read more >

B.C. minimum wage going up to $15.65, highest among provinces

Rate tied to inflation, 2.8% increase based on 2021 prices

May 31, 2022 9:45 AM Read more >

B.C. minimum wage going up to $15.65, highest among provinces

Rate tied to inflation, 2.8% increase based on 2021 prices

May 31, 2022 9:45 AM Read more >

Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada

Government expects about 700,000 skilled trades workers to retire in Canada by 2028

May 30, 2022 1:30 PM Read more >

Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry’s future

Syrup producers are recording declining yields due to increasing global temperatures

May 30, 2022 12:30 PM Read more >