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B.C. Labour Relations Board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Labour Relations Board has found Starbucks wrongfully made "threats of adverse consequences" against an employee for her unionization activity, but...

BIV’s 2025 Influential Women in Business awards: Kristine Simpson

Kristine Simpson Partner, assurance, BDO Canada Kristine Simpson has 25 years of experience in general accounting, audit and tax practices. She has worked with...

Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh ejected from ABC Vancouver caucus

Vancouver city council’s ruling party ABC Vancouver has kicked Coun. Rebecca Bligh out of its caucus, claiming she is “not aligned with the shared...

Going-out-of-business sales to begin Saturday after court approves Joann bankruptcy plan

The initial store closing list for crafting retailer Joann includes at least one location in all 50 states, except Hawaii. WASHINGTON — Joann,...

S&P/TSX composite index down more than 200 points Friday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 200 points Friday, weighed down by losses in energy and base metal stocks, while U.S....

BIV’s 2025 Influential Women in Business awards: Ingrid Jarrett

Ingrid Jarrett President and CEO, BC Hotel Association The first-ever female president and CEO of the British Columbia Hotel Association, Ingrid Jarrett is an...

Rob Shaw: Eby’s $1.8B grocery rebate was for tough times until tough times killed it

Was the marquee promise of the BC NDP’s election campaign a big, fat, whopper of a lie that the party could never fulfil but...

State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk’s Tesla

While it was in its planning phases, the deal with Tesla was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. FORT LAUDERDALE,...

Why the GST holiday landed with a thud for most B.C. businesses

When the GST holiday went into effect just before winter late last year, Daniel Edler says his ice cream shop didn’t exactly benefit from...

Seattle-based Redfin to lay off 450 employees after new deal with Zillow

The company previously confirmed a smaller round of layoffs in mid-January. SEATTLE — More layoffs are on the way for Seattle-based Redfin after...

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