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Teck and Anglo haven't done enough so far to show merger has net benefit: Industry Minister
September 16, 2025 - 9:00 PM

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa would want to see longer-term commitments to Canada if Vancouver's Teck Resources Ltd. is allowed to merge with U.K.-based miner Anglo American PLC.
Teck-Anglo focus on critical minerals to bode well for regulatory review: experts
September 11, 2025 - 9:00 PM

The proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70 billion critical minerals-focused giant comes as Canada also works to boost output of the elements, a trend experts say could help the companies gain regulatory approval.
New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
September 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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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.
Joly expects aluminum sector to receive 'hundreds of millions' in tariff relief
September 08, 2025 - 11:55 AM

OTTAWA — Quebec's aluminum sector should be in line to receive "hundreds of millions of dollars" from a $5-billion fund to help sectors slammed by U.S. tariffs, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday.
Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins
September 04, 2025 - 9:00 PM

OTTAWA — A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada's youngest workers.
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'Buy Canada' policy needs work
August 25, 2025 - 4:10 PM

COQUITLAM — Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States when it comes to protecting domestic jobs and the economy by buying more domestic goods.
First Nations 'making history' to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
August 25, 2025 - 3:18 PM

Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates British Columbia and Alaska.
Carney visiting Berlin to boost trade, defence ties
August 25, 2025 - 12:23 PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe's largest economy.
How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Five months after Okanagan Falls residents narrowly voted to incorporate as their own municipality, frustration over stalled progress has pushed the province’s new Municipal Affairs Minister to agree to meet face-to-face with local leaders.
B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver
August 11, 2025 - 5:22 PM

VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used by their ancestors as a summer home in what is now the Metro Vancouver municipality of Richmond, B.C.
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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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