Saskatchewan economic growth expected due to mining investment: Deloitte Canada
Deloitte Canada is expecting Saskatchewan to experience economic growth largely due to industry investment in mining.
Canada
Apr 1
B.C. wine industry gathers in Okanagan to discuss future
'It’s really just a time to take a temperature of what's going on,' Wine Growers BC president and CEO Miles Prodan said.
Canada
Mar 13
South Okanagan family wins wine industry recognition award
The Wyse family of Burrowing Owl Estate Winery won the Canadian wine industry’s award of distinction for their many years of work.
Canada
Mar 13
B.C. wine industry at a crossroads after ‘catastrophic’ losses
After two consecutive winters with widespread crop losses due to cold weather, B.C. wine producers are having to rebuild and reimagine the future.
Canada
Mar 15
Conservative leader says eliminating trade barriers one way to help Okanagan wine industry
“We need to knock down interprovincial trade barriers so that we can sell Okanagan wines seamlessly across the country in the years ahead.”
Politics
Mar 8
B.C. wine, fruit industries in crisis mode, need gov’t help: Falcon
Orchardists are predicting crop losses of 80 to 90 per cent, with the BC Wine Industry saying this year’s vintage could be wiped out.
Canada
Feb 29
Federal help welcomed, but B.C. wine industry says replant money urgently needed
B.C.’s wine industry is still reeling from January’s cold snap. Orchardists say major crop losses will occur, possibly up to 90 per cent.
Canada
Mar 5
‘Catastrophic crop losses’ predicted for B.C.’s wine industry
A polar vortex in mid-January, when temperatures plunged from mild to -30 C, damaged the fruit industry across the Okanagan Valley.
Canada
Feb 15
Alberta, coal lobbyists talked for years about more open-pit mining in the Rockies: documents
Documents released via freedom of information laws show Alberta bureaucrats were working as early as October 2019 on ways to remedy what they called 'underinvestment' in the area.
Politics
Apr 16
‘Extremely dangerous’: Viral video shows man ‘surfing’ between SkyTrain cars
Transit police say they're investigating the "extremely dangerous" stunt and warn would-be copycats they could be seriously hurt or face criminal charges.
Crime
Apr 17
1 sent to hospital after industrial accident in Burlington: police
A Halton Regional Police spokesperson says one person was sent to hospital amid an industrial accident just before the noon hour on Thursday.
Canada
Apr 4
Higher oil prices don’t shake industry talk on spending discipline at CAPP conference
The price of oil has been on a steady climb all year, but the talk at Canada's biggest oil and gas conference is still focused on spending discipline.
Canada
Apr 10
Fruit packing company in Kelowna, B.C., fined $78K for effluent discharge
B.C.'s Environment Ministry has issued a $78,000 fine against Sandher Fruit Packers, in Kelowna, B.C. The fine stems from the discharge of effluent into a nearby ditch.
Canada
2 hours
Worker injured after ‘chemical exposure’ at business in Burlington has died, province says
A Halton regional police spokesperson says one person was sent to hospital amid an industrial accident just before the noon hour on Thursday.
Canada
Apr 8
S&P/TSX composite closes lower despite boost to energy and mining stocks
Energy and mining stocks got a boost from rising commodity prices Monday, but Canada's main stock index closed down overall to kick off a short trading week.
Economy
Mar 25
Wildlife advocate sounds alarm on new mining project in Manitoba’s north
NiCAN Limited, has been given the green light, and $300,000, from the province for mineral exploration in Grass River Provincial Park near Snow Lake.
Environment
Mar 15
Edmonton video game industry sees boom in size, international clout
Caldera Interactive recently brought their game concept, The Rabbit Haul, to a pitch competition at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco and they won.
Tech
Apr 3
Don Hankey: Meet the billionaire whose firm bailed out Donald Trump with US$175M
Don Hankey says he voted for Trump, but the decision to underwrite his huge bond was all business.
U.S. News
Apr 4
Restaurants in Canada facing ‘frugal market’ as sales dip
Statistics Canada data shows that the prices for food purchased from restaurants increased by 5.1 per cent year over year in January, continuing a trend seen last year.
Consumer
Mar 26
Abandoned dogs being found in ‘deplorable condition,’ Brampton warns
Brampton is sounding the alarm after seeing a rise in abandoned dogs over the past few weeks, including some being found in 'deplorable condition.'
Canada
Apr 18
