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'War for talent:' Retail, restaurants offer perks to lure workers in hot job market
July 14, 2021 - 8:00 PM

HALIFAX - When increasing wages wasn’t enough, the owner of a Halifax-area baby boutique teamed up with other retail operators in a small suburban mall to turn a part-time sales position into a full-time job.
Rapid growth of Ontario cannabis stores will likely result in some closures: OCS
June 30, 2021 - 9:58 AM

TORONTO - The head of the Ontario Cannabis Store is warning that the soaring number of pot shops in the province will likely result in so much competition that some will close.
'Sunshine Tax' and EI making it tough to find workers in Okanagan
June 29, 2021 - 8:00 AM

As the Okanagan recovers from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic the long-standing struggle to attract workers is getting worse.
COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup
June 26, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years.
Southern Interior’s largest printing company celebrates 100 years
June 19, 2021 - 9:00 PM

A printing company founded in Vernon is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Can luxury brands drive B.C. old-growth logging out of business?
June 10, 2021 - 9:00 PM

While a pitched battle is underway to save old-growth trees on the West Coast, a B.C.-based non-profit is conscripting a contingent of global and luxury brands that are pledging to eliminate packaging made from the world’s ancient and endangered forests.
SPUD home delivery service now offers B.C. restaurant meals
June 07, 2021 - 6:30 AM

You may have noticed SPUD delivery trucks around town: This Vancouver-based online home grocery delivery company services cities across B.C. including the Thompson-Okanagan. SPUD prides itself on choosing the best in local, organic, and sustainable groceries by working directly with farmers and other producers. Seriously, this makes shopping local super easy and their product list ranges from produce to bakery, meat and seafood and even liquor.
Alberta sets sights on expanding forest products harvest as high prices drive returns
May 30, 2021 - 12:09 PM

CALGARY - A drive to increase Alberta’s forest harvest as lumber prices hover at record heights is allowing members of a northern First Nation to become resource owners as well as timber-gathering contractors, says the leader of the Bigstone Cree Nation.
West Kelowna corner store demonstrates how community can be built in unexpected spaces
May 23, 2021 - 5:00 PM

When a Glenrosa area corner store closed down earlier this spring, the frustration from area residents was palpable.
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas
May 21, 2021 - 4:12 PM

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to further hostilities.
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OPINION Dear editor, The following sentence from your article on the City of Kelowna’s outdoor sheltering improvement program requires further explanation: “To put it into perspective, the c

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The Kamloops Farmer’s Market is a bi-weekly market that beautifully showcases the bounty from the surrounding areas of the Thompson Valley. The big market happens on Saturdays with around 100 vendors on site selling their products. We

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