In 2014, mobile devices accounted for 12 per cent of online purchases
Roughly five million Canadians smoked either daily or occasionally in 2017
British Columbia, once a region of strength, has gone soft for retailers
Overall retail sales remained sluggish
British Columbia Real Estate Association predicts Bank of Canada won’t meet interest goals
A fire at Government House in Victoria was caused by an overheated elevator motor.
Employment in pot related jobs rose 266 per cent to an estimated figure of 10,400 in November 2018
One per cent of men report being sexually harassed in the workplace
Households in B.C. each spent $71,001 with housing costs contributing to higher average
Online retail sales accounted for 3.4 per cent of total retail sales
Canadians drank almost eight million litres of eggnog in 2016
Canadians imported $61 million worth of fake Christmas trees, despite having 1,872 Christmas tree farms throughout the country
In Sept. 2018, almost half a million fewer eligible Canadians received employment insurance
Greater Victoria records unemployment rate of 3.9 in October 2018
Dan Sealey died of an illicit drug overdose earlier this month
Consumer bankruptcies climbed by 6. 1 per cent in August 2018 from the same month last year.
Pipelines totalling 840,000 kilometres run across Canada
Protesters wanting more for killer whales confront Catherine McKenna
BC Housing develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options
Executive in charge of cannabis operations earned $8,883 for less than a month’s work in 2017-18
