Business
WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government’s ‘Incoherent’ policy
International capacity will be down 93 per cent year over year and only five daily flights will be offered
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B.C. pellet contract with Japanese giant extended past 2023
Mitsubishi buying 80,000 tonnes a year from Pinnacle
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Canadian economy lost 63,000 jobs in Dec., first decline since April
Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 63,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate edged up to 8.6%
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Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit-card fees as e-commerce ramps up
The rise in e-commerce sales ‘inevitably squeezes out cash’ from vendors
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Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit-card fees as e-commerce ramps up
CFIB and retail council are calling on the federal government to negotiate lower fees from credit-card firms
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Canadian auto sales fell 19.7% in 2020 from a year earlier; lowest level in a decade
The consultancy says auto sales fell 2.6 per cent in December 2020 from the same month in 2019
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Vancouver, Victoria among top 10 tech markets in Canada
Tech education and industry continue to boom in B.C.
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‘Compulsory trades’ next battleground for B.C. industry
NDP aims to end B.C.’s 2003 move to workplace ‘flexibility’
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B.C. NDP nets $1.5 million in taxpayer subsidies to political parties
Conservatives, Rural B.C. party join B.C. Liberals, Greens in per-vote payments
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B.C. property values went up 4.2% in 2020 as most homeowners see ‘moderate increases’
Every region in B.C. reported a zero to 10 per cent increase in valuation, although individual cities differ
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