Business

3 B.C. outlets closing as The Body Shop seeks bankruptcy protection

Cosmetic chain’s Canadian division announces closures at about 1/3 of its 105 stores

Mar 1, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Airfares dropping and they could be poised to drop even more

Cost of flying is bucking high inflation trend affecting so many other services

Feb 29, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >

Wendy’s denies plans to jack up prices during day’s busiest times

‘Wendy’s will not implement surge pricing…the practice of raising prices when demand is highest’

Feb 28, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Some B.C. cell plans not as cheap as they were since Rogers-Shaw merger

Competition Bureau says it has not seen evidence of comparable pricing

Feb 26, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

Student visa cap requires rethink, ignores economic realities: B.C. businesses

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO calls for more campus housing and better oversight

Feb 26, 2024 10:10 AM Read more >

Concert-goers blowing arena doors open with massive post-pandemic rebound

Major stadium tours like Beyonce and Taylor Swift at forefront of unprecedented boom for live music

Feb 23, 2024 2:46 PM Read more >

Lack of competition blamed as business investment per worker drops

Statistics Canada says such investment down by 20 per cent over a 15-year stretch

Feb 23, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Record copper production for Teck as B.C. miner preps for coal division sale

Sale of company’s Elk Valley coal operations to Glencore working through regulatory approvals

Feb 22, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Air fares plummet in Canada as competition up, demand down

Ticket prices down over December, and over January, 2023, but still above 2019 levels

Feb 20, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Canada shifts carbon price rebates from small business to rural residents

Rebate programs for business tied specifically to investments they make in energy efficiencies

Feb 20, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >