This snowy small town in BC is like wandering around a Swiss village
Looking out on the mountain range in this little B.C. town you feel like it’s a painting in front of you — almost too beautiful to be real. The jagged peaks with a fresh coating of snow are reminiscent of...
Canada’s top travel destinations were revealed and this ‘hipster’ city took the top spot
TripAdvisor dropped its Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best rankings, and one Canadian city stole the show — and no, it’s not Toronto. Vancouver, B.C., has officially claimed the title of Canada’s top travel destination, leaving other spots in its...
Opinion: Canada should support Taiwan joining UN climate change efforts
Canada has been a world leader when it comes to the adoption of EVs and carbon capture technologies. Although there are ongoing debates among Canadians from coastal to prairie provinces over the swift imposition of carbon taxes and the economic...
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
Canada Post was hit by a strike Friday after failing to reach a new contract with about 55,000 workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. All eyes will be on the labour dispute this week and how long...
Rogers Sports and Media cuts a ‘few dozen’ jobs in its audio business
TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media has cut a “few dozen” jobs in its audio business amid what it describes as an unpredictable advertising market that has led to declining revenue. The company said Wednesday the job cuts reflect the...
Bleak finances put B.C.’s economic future at risk, business council warns
B.C.’s declining finances are painting a grim picture for the future if spending and borrowing guides are not exercised. That’s according to a Tuesday report from the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC), urging the provincial government to take measures...
Editorial: Questions about the impact of Trump’s victory on Canada
Now that Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, some hard thinking is needed on this side of the border. In particular, two of Trump’s main promises have troubling implications for us. He has said he will impose a...
Opinion: Canadian productivity fell behind, but better policy can help us
Earlier this year, a senior Bank of Canada official took the unusual step of publicly referring to Canada’s stagnant productivity as an “emergency.” It is encouraging that the issue is now in the national spotlight. Boosting productivity is the only...
Rob Shaw: B.C.’s Ministry of Air pulls a vanishing act on addiction crisis
Perhaps it was fitting that the “Ministry of Air” disappeared from B.C.’s political scene with barely a whiff this week. One moment it was there, another it was erased from the cabinet lineup as if it never existed. Premier David...
Opinion: Why taxpayers deserve a public inquiry into Elections BC
Elections BC is drawing scrutiny which threatens to undermine taxpayer’s faith in our elections. That’s a problem. Here’s the solution: call a public inquiry into Elections BC, not a politicised process through legislative committees working behind closed doors. There is...
