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Dutchies are photographed at the Tim Hortons test kitchen in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Beloved dutchie back as Tim Hortons marks 60th anniversary

Restaurant promising four retro doughnuts will reappear for a limited time on its menu in 2024

Dutchies are photographed at the Tim Hortons test kitchen in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Guilbeault will outline today the details of his plan to eventually phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Gas-powered car and truck sales done in Canada by 2035

Canada lays out its plan to force automakers to transition to electric vehicles

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Guilbeault will outline today the details of his plan to eventually phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Amazon logo on the facade of one of their office buildings. Dreamstime | TNS

Good news for late holiday shoppers: Retailers are improving their delivery speeds

Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet? Well, you might find…

Amazon logo on the facade of one of their office buildings. Dreamstime | TNS
A sign pointing shoppers to self-checkout stations is shown at a store in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Self-checkout faces a reckoning of sorts just as retailers are in the midst of their busiest time of the year. (AP Photo/Anne D’Innocenzio)

Self-checkout here to stay, but not without frustrations, not for everyone

Theft and clunky technology plague retail push to save labour costs

A sign pointing shoppers to self-checkout stations is shown at a store in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Self-checkout faces a reckoning of sorts just as retailers are in the midst of their busiest time of the year. (AP Photo/Anne D’Innocenzio)
The AltaGas terminal at the port of Prince Rupert. AltaGas and Royal Vopak are looking to get a final investment decision for the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility project in the summer of 2024. (Contributed)

Partners expect new LPG export facility to be a B.C. north coast stronghold

AltaGas says new jobs coming to Prince Rupert as liquid petroleum gas project begins clearing

The AltaGas terminal at the port of Prince Rupert. AltaGas and Royal Vopak are looking to get a final investment decision for the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility project in the summer of 2024. (Contributed)
Lauren Powell, owner of Buddie’s Toys in Sidney, B.C. holds up some Christmas toys for kids. (Samantha Duerksen/Black Press Media)

Shop local: Here’s what’s trending for holiday gifts at Greater Victoria stores

Sidney shop owners share the 2023 Christmas trends in homeware, kids toys’ and fashion

Lauren Powell, owner of Buddie’s Toys in Sidney, B.C. holds up some Christmas toys for kids. (Samantha Duerksen/Black Press Media)
Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the Online News Act will be limited — with an even lower cap for the CBC — a federal government source confirms final regulations will say today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

CBC to get no more than $7M, private broadcasters $30M under Google deal

Online News Act will see $63M distributed between newspapers and digital media outlets

Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the Online News Act will be limited — with an even lower cap for the CBC — a federal government source confirms final regulations will say today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the Online News Act will be limited — with an even lower cap for the CBC — a federal government source confirms final regulations will say today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

CBC, private broadcasters to get reduced share under online news deal

Full details of the Online News Act are expected to be released today

Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the Online News Act will be limited — with an even lower cap for the CBC — a federal government source confirms final regulations will say today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
The Fairview Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert has seen almost a three million ton decrease in cargo compared to 2022, meaning longshore workers are seeing increasingly fewer shifts. (Contributed)

Longshore workers feel crunch as northwest B.C. port volumes decline

Many port workers seeking other employment as Prince Rupert sees 33% drop in container traffic

The Fairview Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert has seen almost a three million ton decrease in cargo compared to 2022, meaning longshore workers are seeing increasingly fewer shifts. (Contributed)
The interim board for the grocery code of conduct has sent a progress report to the federal, territorial and provincial agriculture ministers that it says marks a transition to the next phase of the code. A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Canadian grocery code of conduct delayed by major company holdouts

‘Without the full participation of all major grocers, (code) would create an unlevel playing field’

The interim board for the grocery code of conduct has sent a progress report to the federal, territorial and provincial agriculture ministers that it says marks a transition to the next phase of the code. A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
FILE - The Hasbro logo is seen, April 26, 2018, in New York. Toy maker Hasbro said Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, that it is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Toy giant Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs, as malaise grips the toy business

Like many toy companies, Hasbro is struggling with a slowdown in sales

FILE - The Hasbro logo is seen, April 26, 2018, in New York. Toy maker Hasbro said Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, that it is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

What did you Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas war are among the year’s top internet searches

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s.…

A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
Trigon Terminals say it has commenced legal action against the PRPA, which say the company’s plan to develop LPG exports is illegitimate. (Seth Forward/The Northern View)

Coal terminal sues for right to ship propane and butane from B.C. port

Trigon reworking Prince Rupert operation for liquid petroleum gas despite exclusive rights claim

Trigon Terminals say it has commenced legal action against the PRPA, which say the company’s plan to develop LPG exports is illegitimate. (Seth Forward/The Northern View)
A sign indicating Airbnb rentals are not permitted is seen at the entrance to a condo tower, in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. The provincial government last month introduced legislation to limit short-term rentals in many cities in British Columbia in an effort to put thousands of units back into the long-term rental pool, with the changes coming into effect in May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Victoria rental management firm poised to close over new short-term rules

CEO of rental management firm SpaceHost says she plans to shutter May 1 due to coming restrictions

A sign indicating Airbnb rentals are not permitted is seen at the entrance to a condo tower, in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. The provincial government last month introduced legislation to limit short-term rentals in many cities in British Columbia in an effort to put thousands of units back into the long-term rental pool, with the changes coming into effect in May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Canada Bread, which earlier this year admitted to price-fixing says in new court filings that any anti-competitive behaviour it may have participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple Leaf Foods. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Canada Bread points finger at Maple Leaf in alleged price-fixing scheme

Maple Leaf calls allegations in bread supplier’s court filing ‘baseless’

A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Canada Bread, which earlier this year admitted to price-fixing says in new court filings that any anti-competitive behaviour it may have participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple Leaf Foods. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
Left to right, Kurtis Tingley and Dakota Tollefson are both part of Pineapple Victoria’s management team. (Courtesy of Pineapple Victoria)

30% of Victoria cannabis store’s profits get passed around to employees

The dispensary is drifting from a model where profits from the business mostly benefit shareholders

Left to right, Kurtis Tingley and Dakota Tollefson are both part of Pineapple Victoria’s management team. (Courtesy of Pineapple Victoria)
FILE - A McDonald’s golden arches is shown at restaurant in Havertown, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. McDonald’s expects to open nearly 10,000 restaurants over the next four years, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, a pace of growth that would be unprecedented even for the world’s largest burger chain. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

World to add 10,000 McDonald’s restaurants in 4 years

Already ubiquitous fast food chain poised for unprecedented growth

FILE - A McDonald’s golden arches is shown at restaurant in Havertown, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. McDonald’s expects to open nearly 10,000 restaurants over the next four years, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, a pace of growth that would be unprecedented even for the world’s largest burger chain. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Wildfires created extended closures on Hwy. 4 near Cameron Bluffs over the summer. (Alberni Valley News file photo)

Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet chambers collaborate on Hwy 4 closure report

Business leaders investigate impacts of Hwy. 4 closures due to wildfires near Cameron Bluffs

Wildfires created extended closures on Hwy. 4 near Cameron Bluffs over the summer. (Alberni Valley News file photo)
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - David Goldman

Near-ban on burning or releasing methane in energy production planned

Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - David Goldman
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Canada has low food inflation, high grocery competition: industry CEO

Top executive speaks to parliament about country’s rising food prices, plans for relief

Contributed photo.