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Bottles of Bud Light beer are seen at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good business __ and it’s here to stay. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bud Light fumbles, but experts say inclusive ads will stay

Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base…

Bottles of Bud Light beer are seen at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good business __ and it’s here to stay. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
FILE - A Bed Bath & Beyond customer enters a store in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy protection, but the company says its stores and websites will remain open and continue serving customers. The beleaguered home goods chain made the filing Sunday, April 23, 2023 in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, listing its estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion and $10 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection

Filing comes as dozens of stores shutter across Canada

FILE - A Bed Bath & Beyond customer enters a store in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy protection, but the company says its stores and websites will remain open and continue serving customers. The beleaguered home goods chain made the filing Sunday, April 23, 2023 in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, listing its estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion and $10 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Greater Victoria’s first Syrian restaurant opening in Esquimalt

In a diverse culinary scene, Victoria is about to get its first taste of authentic Syrian fare

Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
Those looking to fish the waters off Sidney may find what they need at Greater Victoria’s first Outdoor Adventure Show, April 21 to 23 at West Shore Parks and Recreation. (Katherine Engqvist/News Staff)

Greater Victoria Outdoor Adventure Show set for three days in Colwood

Offering options on power sports to survival, Colwood event runs Friday through Sunday

Those looking to fish the waters off Sidney may find what they need at Greater Victoria’s first Outdoor Adventure Show, April 21 to 23 at West Shore Parks and Recreation. (Katherine Engqvist/News Staff)
Langley Liquor Store was fined $7,000 after a minor bought alcohol there in a Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch sting. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

B.C. liquor store fined $7K for selling beer to a teen

Langley clerk sold alcohol to a minor in a sting operation

Langley Liquor Store was fined $7,000 after a minor bought alcohol there in a Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch sting. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A ground-breaking ceremony was held at Nanaimo’s waterfront Wednesday, April 19, for the Hullo Ferries service. Lifting shovels were Nanaimo Port Authority chairperson Donna Hais, left to right; Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog; Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse; Vancouver Island Ferry Company chief revenue officer Sekhar Angepat and executive chairperson Rupesh Amin. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s fast foot ferries branded ‘Hullo,’ terminal improvements starting

Vancouver Island Ferry Company holds groundbreaking event

A ground-breaking ceremony was held at Nanaimo’s waterfront Wednesday, April 19, for the Hullo Ferries service. Lifting shovels were Nanaimo Port Authority chairperson Donna Hais, left to right; Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog; Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse; Vancouver Island Ferry Company chief revenue officer Sekhar Angepat and executive chairperson Rupesh Amin. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo

Life and Style with Brianne Mactier

Positive energy is powerful

  • Apr 12, 2023
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo
Robert McDonald in the Skookum Tools warehouse in Langford. The business is up for a provincial award for e-commerce. (Courtesy Skookum Tools)

Taking tools online a game-changer for Skookum Langford business

Langford online shop up for provincial award

Robert McDonald in the Skookum Tools warehouse in Langford. The business is up for a provincial award for e-commerce. (Courtesy Skookum Tools)
Kelly Gillies at her Sona Wellness. Photograph by Darren Hull

Secrets and Lives with Kelly Gillies

Loving working in a wellness space

  • Apr 10, 2023
Kelly Gillies at her Sona Wellness. Photograph by Darren Hull
Dan Edler scoops cones at 49 Below on Cadboro Bay Road in Oak Bay. The business is up for a provincial small business award. (Courtesy 49 Below)

Oak Bay ice cream shop that reduces food waste a BC small business finalist

Upcycled ice cream, philanthropint among initiatives that set 49 Below apart

Dan Edler scoops cones at 49 Below on Cadboro Bay Road in Oak Bay. The business is up for a provincial small business award. (Courtesy 49 Below)
Nature Bee, created by Katie Gamble in 2018 and now based in in the Keating area of Central Saanich, is up for the Best Youth Entrepreneur Award from Small Business BC. (Courtesy Katie Gamble)

Peninsula business abuzz with B.C. award nomination

Katie Gamble, who built Nature Bee, earns youth entrepreneur nod

Nature Bee, created by Katie Gamble in 2018 and now based in in the Keating area of Central Saanich, is up for the Best Youth Entrepreneur Award from Small Business BC. (Courtesy Katie Gamble)
Farm fresh eggs from a vending machine? Who would have thought? And, yet, Doug Groenendijk has made it a reality. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Farmer comes out of his shell to sell vending machine eggs

Timing right to get cracking with a new venture

Farm fresh eggs from a vending machine? Who would have thought? And, yet, Doug Groenendijk has made it a reality. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Front L-R: Councillor John Tidbury, Mayor Pat Corbett-Labatt, Jay Hartling - BHP, Councillor Janet Dorward, Noramay Isaac, Councillor Dennis Dugas, Thinus Fick - BHP. Back L-R: CAO Heather Nelson-Smith, Director of Recreation Tanya Kaul, Shauna Snyder, BHP & Councillor Fred Robertson. (Submitted photo)

BHP mining company makes massive $250k donation to Port Hardy’s indoor swimming pool

Mayor and council were thrilled to see a company offering support for such a significant investment

Front L-R: Councillor John Tidbury, Mayor Pat Corbett-Labatt, Jay Hartling - BHP, Councillor Janet Dorward, Noramay Isaac, Councillor Dennis Dugas, Thinus Fick - BHP. Back L-R: CAO Heather Nelson-Smith, Director of Recreation Tanya Kaul, Shauna Snyder, BHP & Councillor Fred Robertson. (Submitted photo)
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TikTok fined $15.9M by UK watchdog over misuse of kids’ data

Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty Tuesday for misusing…

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This photo shows a logo of a McDonald's restaurant in Havertown, Pa., on April 26, 2022. A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

McDonald’s temporarily closes US offices ahead of layoffs

McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices through Wednesday and told its corporate…

This photo shows a logo of a McDonald's restaurant in Havertown, Pa., on April 26, 2022. A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
FILE - A sign bearing the Tesla company logo is displayed outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver, Colorado, Feb. 9, 2019. Tesla’s first-quarter vehicle sales in 2023 rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla sales rise 36% in first quarter, following price cuts

Maker delivered 422,875 vehicles worldwide from January to March

FILE - A sign bearing the Tesla company logo is displayed outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver, Colorado, Feb. 9, 2019. Tesla’s first-quarter vehicle sales in 2023 rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Some parts of Twitter's source code, the fundamental computer code on which the social network operates, were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Twitter hunts Github user who posted source code online

Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on…

FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Some parts of Twitter's source code, the fundamental computer code on which the social network operates, were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Rachael Viala and husband Tim on their wedding day with baby Sawyer. (Photo by Lianne Brown)

Community concerned for pub owner after brain tumour diagnosis

Support for Rachael Viala overwhelming as she faces uncertainty ahead of surgery

Rachael Viala and husband Tim on their wedding day with baby Sawyer. (Photo by Lianne Brown)
Scott Thompson, founder of Mad Laboratory Distilling, works to keep grains moving from a hopper as they are fed to a mash tank while steam rises from a still being cleaned at the distillery, in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Mad Lab switched to produce hand sanitizer during the pandemic but is now back to full-time production of alcoholic beverages.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

Many who turned to produce hand sanitizer, PPE in 2020 have struggled to transition back

Scott Thompson, founder of Mad Laboratory Distilling, works to keep grains moving from a hopper as they are fed to a mash tank while steam rises from a still being cleaned at the distillery, in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Mad Lab switched to produce hand sanitizer during the pandemic but is now back to full-time production of alcoholic beverages.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app…

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