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B.C.’s Community Savings expands financing options to cannabis sector

Vancouver-based Community Savings has provided more than $20 million in loans to licensed businesses in Canada's legal cannabis sector, CEO Mike Schilling told BIV...

BC United sources leak ‘extremism’ file on B.C. Conservatives’ executive Isidorou

VICTORIA — An opposition research file on the "extremism" of the Conservative Party of British Columbia's executive director has been leaked by BC United...

New ad campaign takes aim at B.C. LNG

Environmental groups are firing back at pro-oil and gas advertisements with their own tongue-in-cheek information campaign funded by concerned citizens. The campaign, dubbed “Our...

Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada

OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per cent — as the job market slowdown hits workers...

Drivers see cheaper prices at the pump as crude oil slumps

CALGARY — Canadian drivers are enjoying cheaper gas prices heading into fall. The average gasoline price in Canada was 152.1 cents per litre Friday...

Opinion: British Columbians hammered with Canada’s highest gas taxes in 2024

Filling up the family minivan in British Columbia isn’t just expensive, it’s a painful reminder that government tax policies are leaving us all in...

S&P/TSX composite edges lower in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the industrial and technology sectors, while U.S. stock...

‘Who you know’ is back. How to network your way to your first job

Dan Richards is a serial founder and former public company CEO, and an award-winning member of the marketing faculty at the Rotman School of...

Stock market today: Wall Street extends losses as technology and energy stocks fall

U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Street's losses a day after...

Bank of Canada ready to cut faster — or slower — if it needs to, Macklem says

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada may adjust the pace of interest rate cuts if warranted, governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday after announcing...

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