Business

BUSINESS BEAT – Tim Hortons brings the cups back for Roll Up the Rim

February 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

The entire world is now watching Donald Trump’s fight with Canada, new evidence that Elon Musk is highly unpopular, Tim Hortons returns to the old days, and deep job [Continue]

BUSINESS BEAT – Are we on the verge of an economic recession in Canada?

January 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Could this be the start of an economic recession in Canada? Gold on the rise, CN Rail off track, and why many Canadians would like to move but can’t… in your Jan. [Continue]

BUSINESS – Lower interest rates expected to stick despite Trump chaos

January 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

One of the clearest indicators yet that Canadians expect lower interest rates to stick around, a HUGE profit jump in the telecom space, good news on the train [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Closing of Peavey Mart a blow to ‘shop local’ and rural Canada

January 29, 2025 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CLOSING of all 90 Peavey Mart stores across the country is a retail tragedy. Peavey Mart is relatively new to Kamloops, the Valleyview [Continue]

BUSINESS BEAT – Starbucks, the tariffs, and new Victoria-Ottawa flights

January 29, 2025 // 0 Comments

The latest Bank of Canada interest rate decision, business support for Canada’s tariff strategy, Starbucks continues to lose business, and new flights between Victoria [Continue]

BUSINESS BEAT – Chinese AI revelation could be a game changer

January 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

Why the biggest names in artificial intelligence are suddenly nervous, another huge profit at the grocery store, a well known retail chain is shutting down, and a [Continue]