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B.C. port employers say foremen's union plans industry-wide strike vote

B.C. port employers say foremen's union plans industry-wide strike vote

The employers' group says the lawyer for ILWU Local 514 informed them of the vote this week after a case management meeting with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
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Vancouver city council narrowly votes to allow natural gas for heating in new construction

Vancouver city council narrowly votes to allow natural gas for heating in new construction

Victoria is among B.C. communities that plan to restrict use of natural gas heating in new construction.
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Office vacancy rate in downtown Victoria up sharply, remote work blamed

Office vacancy rate in downtown Victoria up sharply, remote work blamed

A number of firms that work in web-based and software-based industries or do data management have started to give up larger office footprints
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency investigating after parasite found in P.E.I. oysters

Canadian Food Inspection Agency investigating after parasite found in P.E.I. oysters

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A "worrisome" parasite has been confirmed in at least one area on Prince Edward Island, and samples from several oyster farms have been sent for testing, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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Freedom Mobile launches service in 50 Alberta and B.C. areas as expansion continues

Freedom Mobile launches service in 50 Alberta and B.C. areas as expansion continues

TORONTO — Freedom Mobile is launching in 50 cities across B.C. and Alberta as part of its parent company's aggressive expansion since acquiring the carrier last year. Quebecor Inc.
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Kevin Greenard: Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption is a need to know for business owners

Kevin Greenard: Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption is a need to know for business owners

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Harbour Air ends Vancouver-Butchart scheduled summer service

Harbour Air ends Vancouver-Butchart scheduled summer service

The company is also cutting scheduled flights between Vancouver and Patricia Bay for the rest of the summer, citing low demand.
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Work starts on new battery-electric B.C. Ferries vessels

Work starts on new battery-electric B.C. Ferries vessels

The vessels will be the first in the fleet to operate exclusively in battery-electric mode
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Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers

Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers

EDMONTON — The Alberta-British Columbia wine fight appears to be coming to an end. The premiers of both provinces announced Tuesday a one-year deal to again allow Albertans to directly order wine from more than 300 B.C.
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Indigo to remove portraits of Alice Munro from stores, keep books on shelves

Indigo to remove portraits of Alice Munro from stores, keep books on shelves

TORONTO — Canada's biggest bookseller will remove enlarged photos of Alice Munro from stores, but bookstores large and small say they plan to keep her published works on the shelves.
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