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...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

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...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

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...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

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...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

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,...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

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...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

Opinion: 5 common misconceptions about women and entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurs are essential for the Canadian economy, a fact recognized by the government’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. This strategy was launched in 2018 and has seen...

Nov 25, 2024 | Business

Justin Trudeau’s top security adviser warned of RCMP’s struggles

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top national security adviser warned earlier this year that the RCMP’s personal protective service was facing “unsustainable pressure” amid a surge...

Nov 25, 2024 | Press Release

That sent my imagination wild’: B.C. grandma paints 12-foot Star Wars mural with grandson

DUNCAN, B.C. –  As Sandra Kroek cleans up the leaves in her back yard, she recalls when her children were little and rakes rarely just...

Nov 25, 2024 | Press Release