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'Anxiety' for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
September 12, 2025 - 1:42 PM

VANCOUVER — The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in a state of "nervousness and anxiety" over possible liquor distribution disruptions as public service labour strife expands to several warehouses.
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
September 11, 2025 - 9:14 PM

KAMLOOPS — Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening the industry.
You’re probably not wearing enough sunscreen: BC Cancer
July 26, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods
July 09, 2025 - 7:20 AM

Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year history.
Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print
June 30, 2025 - 2:06 PM

OTTAWA — Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada.
China tariffs bite into B.C. spot prawn season, but foodies queue for kiss of the sea
June 09, 2025 - 11:38 PM

VANCOUVER — Toronto resident Krista Jang showed off her "haul" on the False Creek Fishermen's Wharf in Vancouver — a bag of sweet and meaty spot prawns, live and kicking and fresh off the boat.
B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'
June 01, 2025 - 10:33 AM

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The family that operates a British Columbia ostrich farm facing a federal cull says it may look into the process of moving the birds to the United States as a "last resort."
Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
May 14, 2025 - 6:29 PM

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby said a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but an economist says B.C. also needs to take steps at home to become more competitive.
B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
March 18, 2025 - 3:32 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security.
More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat
February 28, 2025 - 11:57 AM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it has been "absolutely inspirational" to see people step up across the province and Canada to support homegrown businesses in response to the tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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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

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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'Anxiety' for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses

B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential

You’re probably not wearing enough sunscreen: BC Cancer

Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print

China tariffs bite into B.C. spot prawn season, but foodies queue for kiss of the sea

B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'

Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance

B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector

More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat

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