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 >

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 >

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 >

Super Bowl ads offer laughs, celebs and surprises to win over viewers

Aliens, sloths and silliness among the hooks in this year’s marketing extravaganza

Feb 5, 2025 11:30 AM Read more >

Want to buy Canadian? Here’s how to make sense of Canadian labels

Tariff threat has some scouring labels committed to shopping for homegrown products

Feb 3, 2025 2:30 PM Read more >

Black Press Media parent company acquires 10 newspapers in Nebraska, Iowa

Carpenter Media Group acquires Nebraska-based Enterprise Media Group

Jan 30, 2025 11:56 AM Read more >