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Exports key to economic rebuild

Exports key to economic rebuild

Jock Finlayson: To revive the economy, government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries.
#BCPOLI​ Hotstove: Site C, Small Business, COVID Life

#BCPOLI​ Hotstove: Site C, Small Business, COVID Life

The first dam joke kind of works. The rest have some underlying issues.
Buttergate compromises the farmer-consumer contract

Buttergate compromises the farmer-consumer contract

Industry leaders should have known that society has changed and the industry needs to adapt.
Questions about - and for - the CBC

Questions about - and for - the CBC

Peter Menzies: From former Prime Minister Joe Clark to Donald Sutherland, some unlikely allies are trying to force CBC to stop its plans to dismantle Radio Canada International - which leads to some big questions about The Mother Corp's mandate.
Cold snap? Switch on.

Cold snap? Switch on.

Jack Middleton: Cold weather shows the need for reliable energy sources
Butter: better? Or worse?

Butter: better? Or worse?

The increased use of energy supplements is leading to harder butter that doesn’t soften at room temperature.
When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go

When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go

Ada Slivinski: If serving food and pumping gas can be done safely in a pandemic, so can peeing.
Relentless real estate demand continues unbridled

Relentless real estate demand continues unbridled

Ryan Berlin: Pandemic or no pandemic, January 2021 was another record month in the Vancouver Region.
As the 9-to-5 workday fades, the food industry will benefit

As the 9-to-5 workday fades, the food industry will benefit

The traditional workday was already in a fragile state - but the pandemic has likely finished it. This could create a variety of opportunities for the food industry.
Crude oil prices starting to climb back up

Crude oil prices starting to climb back up

Some observers see prices moving even higher as refiners increase processing rates to meet rising product demand amid tight crude supplies.