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Tilray to close Nanaimo office and facility months after Aphria merger
LEAMINGTON, Ont. – Cannabis company Tilray Inc., which merged with Aphria Inc. earlier this year,…
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win third term but fall short of securing majority
OTTAWA – Canadians have chosen another minority Liberal government — almost identical to the one…
Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they’re fun to grow
Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot…
Kelowna’s Brooklyn highrise 70% sold even before presentation centre opens
The Mission Group isn’t opening its presentation centre for the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna…
Scammers are taking advantage of Kamloops’s competitive rental housing market
It appears that finding the elusive rental unit isn’t the only challenge for hopeful tenants…
Aurora Cannabis to close Edmonton facility, says 8% of its workforce to be impacted
Aurora Cannabis Inc. said eight per cent of its global workforce will be impacted by…
New cannabis-infusing facility looking for approval in Kamloops
A Kamloops business is seeking temporary approval from city council to produce cannabis-infused products. The…
Politicians trying to nip new Okanagan Falls pot shops in the bud
Regional directors in the South Okanagan are trying to figure out how to prevent any…
This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
Each year cities and towns throughout B.C. advertise properties for sale for unpaid taxes. The…
Kelowna may make EV charge stations mandatory for new residential developments
By 2023, the City of Kelowna wants to require all parking stalls in new residential…
Penticton brewery that took anti-vaccine card stance moves to takeout model
A Penticton brewery is moving to a counter service and takeout model after it announced…
This Clinton real estate deal cost the agent $75,000 and his licence for five years
A realtor whose wife bought a property he was handling in Clinton, B.C. had his…
School disruption, ‘long COVID,’ all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids: Tam
OTTAWA – When most parents decided to have kids, they probably thought some of their…
$3.8M land deal to bring Métis housing, child services to Kamloops
Métis Nation B.C. has partnered with two other Metis organizations to build an affordable housing…
It’s harvest season at The View Winery and Wards Cider
A visit to The View Winery and Wards Cider tasting room during harvest is a…
Office vacancies at highest levels since 1994 amid new supply, pandemic concerns
TORONTO – Office vacancies in Canada were at the highest level in decades this quarter…
Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after…
Penticton brewery changes course, will require proof of vaccine
A Penticton entrepreneur who openly defied B.C.'s vaccine passport system has made a shift in…
Charcuterie processing plant gets smoking in Kamloops
A Kamloops butcher shop and deli is expanding to create a charcuterie processing plant earlier…
Vernon bistro intent on defying vaccine passports may lose liquor licence
The owner of Midtown Bistro in Vernon said she is willing to face fines and…
Pot plants being pilfered from backyards in Kamloops
Some Kamloops residents on the North Shore have reported their backyard cannabis plants have been…
Hard copies can’t be used to prove vaccine status in B.C. starting today
Hard copies of COVID vaccine documents are no longer valid as of today, Sept. 26.…
Aurora Cannabis says revenue from consumer sales down 45 per cent in fourth quarter
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis says COVID-19 lockdowns caused its consumer sales to plunge 45 per…
Cannabis industry laments lack of progress toward allowing consumption spaces
TORONTO – At Behind the Bend café, diners sitting by a fire pit nibble on…