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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
November 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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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.
Building permits in British Columbia down $1.3B
August 15, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Building permits value have gone down in the province of British Columbia by $1.3 billion dollars in the month of June.
BC pub shuttered after customers caught playing pool
June 08, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A BC Irish pub that accidentally let its customers play pool when its licence didn't allow "games" has been barred from serving booze for three days.
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick's Day with fewer raised glasses
March 15, 2024 - 7:20 AM

TORONTO - The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of them will be indulging in alcohol.
Community-building businesses look to fill societal gap
December 07, 2023 - 1:40 PM

TORONTO - When Joshua Zachariah was a teenager, he was enamoured with bars — or at least his idea of them.
Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve
July 18, 2023 - 8:04 AM

In March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call.
Food inflation dips into Super Bowl spreads
February 10, 2023 - 10:48 AM

TORONTO - As food prices stay hot, the chicken wings, pizza, party subs and snacks for your Super Bowl spread will come with a heftier price tag this year, whether you're ordering in, going out, or cooking at home.
'We’re going to be packed': World Cup brings traffic boost to restaurants and bars
November 25, 2022 - 1:00 AM

TORONTO - The FIFA World Cup is bringing a welcome surge in traffic to restaurants and bars.
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam
November 18, 2022 - 5:42 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules
October 07, 2022 - 12:53 PM

YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub who were accused of violating COVID-19 public health orders say they're relieved they won't have to pay a $5,175 ticket.
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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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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism

Building permits in British Columbia down $1.3B

BC pub shuttered after customers caught playing pool

As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick's Day with fewer raised glasses

Community-building businesses look to fill societal gap

Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve

Food inflation dips into Super Bowl spreads

'We’re going to be packed': World Cup brings traffic boost to restaurants and bars

Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam

Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules

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