Business News

Search/Filter Results

Manufacturers hopeful COVID-19 will force a rethink of Canada's supply chains
March 20, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Penny Wise became president of 3M Canada on Feb. 18, 2020, just as the COVID-19 virus was beginning to take hold in Canada. 3M had tackled health crises before, but like most Canadians, Wise had no idea how much the world was about to change.
Chicken wire nowhere to be found amid surge in DIY food production
October 26, 2020 - 9:13 AM

HALIFAX - After the pandemic prompted the cancellation of most of his concerts for 2020, Dave Gunning decided to raise laying hens on his rural Nova Scotia property.
Correction: Conflicted Interests story
December 14, 2017 - 1:57 PM

In a story Dec. 6 about potential conflicts of interest among state legislators, The Associated Press and Center for Public Integrity reported erroneously that Nevada lawmakers in a special session last year took a historically unprecedented step in waiving requirements that legislators disclose potential conflicts of interest when they approved money for an NFL stadium.
Gasoline pipeline continues burning as Democrats seek probe
November 02, 2016 - 4:44 PM

HELENA, Ala. - A fire sparked by a huge explosion on a major gasoline pipeline continued burning Wednesday two days after the fatal blast as congressional Democrats sought an investigation of the Georgia-based operator.
Alabama pipeline blast sparks worries about South gas prices
November 01, 2016 - 3:26 PM

HELENA, Ala. - A deadly explosion that sparked a geyser of fire has shut down a vital pipeline supplying gasoline to millions of people across the Southeast, raising fears of another round of gas shortages and price increases after the pipeline's second accident and shutdown in two months.
More ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Business News

Manufacturers hopeful COVID-19 will force a rethink of Canada's supply chains

Chicken wire nowhere to be found amid surge in DIY food production

Correction: Conflicted Interests story

Gasoline pipeline continues burning as Democrats seek probe

Alabama pipeline blast sparks worries about South gas prices

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon