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The Central Okanagan endured weeks without tourism during its peak season because of wildfires and a regional travel ban. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Climate change cost B.C. tourism ‘$100s of millions, never to be recovered’

Provincial, regional tourism leaders are calling for quick, immediate relief after wildfire season

The Central Okanagan endured weeks without tourism during its peak season because of wildfires and a regional travel ban. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Grocery bosses pledge help addressing skyrocketing food prices

Grocery CEOs meet with Canada’s federal ministers, agree to work to stabilize food prices

Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Dine Around Happy Hour comes to B.C. restaurants

The series will run until Sept. 30

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In this 2022 photo provided by Joby Aviation is Joby’s pre-production prototype aircraft at the company’s flight test facility in Marina, Calif. The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. An agreement announced Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. will bring air taxi production to a 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport by 2025. (Eric Adams/Joby Aviation via AP)

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legend

The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight…

In this 2022 photo provided by Joby Aviation is Joby’s pre-production prototype aircraft at the company’s flight test facility in Marina, Calif. The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. An agreement announced Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. will bring air taxi production to a 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport by 2025. (Eric Adams/Joby Aviation via AP)
<div>Though Canadian flights have long been dominated by Air Canada and WestJet, the emergence of newer carriers including Flair Airlines and Lynx Air has shaken up the sector, injecting fresh competition to a once-complacent market. A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Lower airfares on the way due to Canada’s more crowded skies

New airline carriers are shaking up the status quo in some of Canada’s busiest routes

<div>Though Canadian flights have long been dominated by Air Canada and WestJet, the emergence of newer carriers including Flair Airlines and Lynx Air has shaken up the sector, injecting fresh competition to a once-complacent market. A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers hold a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Key interest rate could climb again, Bank of Canada cautions

Tiff Macklem says economy slowdown needs to continue and more measures may be needed

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers hold a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning as forecasters widely anticipate the central bank will hold its key interest rate steady. The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady, makes no promises for next time

Inflation has slowed but remains high and officials say more pressure may be needed

The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning as forecasters widely anticipate the central bank will hold its key interest rate steady. The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The META logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus

$234 million price tag hung on Facebook, Google under Online News Act

Draft outlines how Canada proposes to level playing field between Big Tech and news media sector

The META logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus
Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Softwood lumber trade war sees Canada pledge hard push against U.S.

Trade Minister Mary Ng call American duties ‘unfair, unjust and illegal’

Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Hullo ferries plan to make four round trips per day between Nanaimo and Vancouver over the Labour Day long weekend. (Photo courtesy Hullo by Vancouver Island Ferry Company)

Hullo foot ferry to double daily sailings over Labour Day weekend

Nanaimo-Vancouver operation announces revised schedule

Hullo ferries plan to make four round trips per day between Nanaimo and Vancouver over the Labour Day long weekend. (Photo courtesy Hullo by Vancouver Island Ferry Company)
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal on June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Air Canada grounding multiple Calgary flights, cites pilot shortage

‘Industry-wide shortage of regional pilots is expected to have a prolonged impact’

An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal on June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
FILE - The logo for 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 24, 2017. 3M, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members

Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M said Tuesday it has agreed to…

FILE - The logo for 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 24, 2017. 3M, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Chorus Aviation Inc. says pilots at its subsidiary Jazz Aviation have ratified changes to its collective agreement, even as the union filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Jazz. The Jazz logo is shown in this undated photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jazz

Pilots union launches formal complaints against Air Canada, Jazz

Air Line Pilots Association calls deal with PAL out of bounds based on collective bargaining

Chorus Aviation Inc. says pilots at its subsidiary Jazz Aviation have ratified changes to its collective agreement, even as the union filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Jazz. The Jazz logo is shown in this undated photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jazz
The company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won’t complete the project on schedule. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck<

Pipeline pressure mounts as Trans Mountain struggles to meet deadline

B.C. First Nation letter suggests great need to alter pipeline route and be finished by Jan. 1

The company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won’t complete the project on schedule. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck<
Tyler Basham paints the grass outside a house in Maple Ridge, B.C. on Thursday, August 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Paint it green: B.C. firm offering lawns Mother Nature won’t allow

Tinted Turf Grass Solutions spray-painting away the browns of our ongoing drought

Tyler Basham paints the grass outside a house in Maple Ridge, B.C. on Thursday, August 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 3, 2017, in Baltimore. Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers need to spend on its site to get free shipping. To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Amazon quietly raising spending threshold for free shipping

Consumer watchdog group says change observed in some markets, not others

FILE - Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 3, 2017, in Baltimore. Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers need to spend on its site to get free shipping. To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay

Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made…

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U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says it is exiting the consumer facial tissue business in Canada this month. Boxes of Kleenex tissues are displayed in a pharmacy, Monday, April 19, 2021 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Lennihan

Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada

The company made cuts in 2018 that resulted in more than 5,000 workers leaving the company

U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says it is exiting the consumer facial tissue business in Canada this month. Boxes of Kleenex tissues are displayed in a pharmacy, Monday, April 19, 2021 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Lennihan
Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Oak Bay hotel greeter dog loves to ‘post up in the sunshine’

Ella’s a ‘sweet girl’ who inspires smiles from staff and guests

Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
FILE - A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but the exercise equipment maker reported a bigger loss than anticipated partly due to recall costs and a shift in consumer spending. Shares plunged more than 27% before the market open on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Peloton 4Q sales top Street, but posts bigger-than-expected loss partly on recall costs

Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but…

FILE - A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but the exercise equipment maker reported a bigger loss than anticipated partly due to recall costs and a shift in consumer spending. Shares plunged more than 27% before the market open on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)