Business

Starbucks lays off 1,100 global corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines

Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by mid-day Tuesday

Feb 24, 2025 8:59 AM Read more >

Canadian-sourced groceries available amid tariffs, Nakusp businesses say

Village grocery providers speak to what's available locally, amid looming U.S. tariffs and calls for more Canadian products

Feb 20, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

Small business carbon rebate will be taxed for now despite government promise

Legislation has yet to happen due to multiple delays in Parliament

Feb 19, 2025 1:30 PM Read more >

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

Board rules coffee giant had legitimate reason to close outlet less than a year after it unionized

Feb 14, 2025 2:00 PM Read more >

B.C.’s hourly minimum wage to jump by by 45 cents starting June 1

Coming 2.6 per cent increase follows changes made last spring to the Employment Standards Act

Feb 14, 2025 11:59 AM Read more >

Nakusp Hot Springs continues birthday celebrations with special pricing

Nakusp hot springs celebrates 50 years

Feb 14, 2025 10:28 AM Read more >

Canadian businesses report minimal gains from Trudeau’s GST holiday

Small spike in sales noted, as well as struggles determining what products did and didn’t qualify

Feb 14, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

Fake websites, brand imitators plague Peavey Mart chain as stores close

Firm warns fake Facebook accounts, websites pitching non-existent goods at steep discounts

Feb 13, 2025 6:50 AM Read more >

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says ‘no thank you’

Feb 11, 2025 7:30 AM Read more >

Sweeping Trump steel and aluminum duties coming Monday including for Canada

Trump imposed similar tariffs during his first term, using national security as justification

Feb 10, 2025 5:20 AM Read more >