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How an Osoyoos duty-free shop owner is helping BC's economy during Trump's trade war
March 18, 2025 - 7:00 AM
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While Canadians have recently become focussed on sourcing local products and supporting local businesses in the wake of American President Donald Trump’s trade war, Cameron Bissonnette has been doing that for decades.
Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
November 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM
iN420

A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan.
BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze
July 25, 2024 - 12:45 PM
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The devastating loss of grape vines due to the intense cold snap this past winter has left wineries in the Okanagan scrambling to stay in business.
Eby 'profoundly worried' about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies
February 23, 2024 - 4:52 PM

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says he is "profoundly worried" about the potentially "terrible" wildfire season in British Columbia, a major reason why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the next three years.
'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers
January 31, 2024 - 12:11 PM

EDMONTON - An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers.
Mullen Group signs deal to buy logistics company ContainerWorld
January 17, 2024 - 5:23 AM

OKOTOKS, Alta. - Mullen Group Ltd. says it has signed a letter of intent to buy logistics company ContainerWorld Forwarding Services Inc.
B.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality
August 28, 2023 - 12:09 PM

CALGARY - With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in B.C. and many residents yet to return to their homes, it's too early to know the fate of the province's honeybees.
Restaurants and bars brace for biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years
March 24, 2023 - 1:00 AM

Canada's restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country's alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike could force some bars and restaurants out of business.
Hopes high in B.C. as China lifts border rules, but tourism recovery may take months
January 11, 2023 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Zhengwen Hao says the phone for his Richmond, B.C., restaurant hasn't stopped buzzing in recent days as relatives and friends in China make reservations as part of their plans to visit the province.
MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales
December 08, 2020 - 9:06 AM

OTTAWA - A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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How an Osoyoos duty-free shop owner is helping BC's economy during Trump's trade war

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism

BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze

Eby 'profoundly worried' about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies

'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers

Mullen Group signs deal to buy logistics company ContainerWorld

B.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

Restaurants and bars brace for biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years

Hopes high in B.C. as China lifts border rules, but tourism recovery may take months

MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales

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