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Stock market today: Wall Street churns as profit reports come in mixed

Stock market today: Wall Street churns as profit reports come in mixed

NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed set of profit reports from giants like Google’s parent company and Eli Lilly has stock indexes churning in place on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was down 0.
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Bryan Yu: B.C. inflation hits three-year low as gas prices drop

Bryan Yu: B.C. inflation hits three-year low as gas prices drop

Gas price drops lead inflation slowdown, though shelter costs remain a challenge
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Canada Post presents latest contract offer to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Canada Post presents latest contract offer to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

OTTAWA — Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a bid to reach a new deal without a labour disruption. The new proposal includes annual wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over four years.
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Les Leyne: With slim majority, David Eby begins a balancing act

Les Leyne: With slim majority, David Eby begins a balancing act

“Public drug use and people struggling with mental health and severe addictions on our streets are a priority for British Columbians. I heard that loud and clear.”
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Apparel retailers like Arc'teryx see in-store repair centres as 'the future'

Apparel retailers like Arc'teryx see in-store repair centres as 'the future'

TORONTO — In a nook of the gleaming new Arc'teryx store on Toronto's Bloor Street West, Jesse Chan and Yamel Zacarias rifled through a rack of jackets most would consider misfits one October afternoon.
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Recounts rarely alter elections. There's another reason they matter, says B.C. expert

Recounts rarely alter elections. There's another reason they matter, says B.C. expert

History also shows that overturning a B.C. election count isn't common — but that doesn't mean it can't happen.
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The Swiftian vacation is the latest example of fans willing to travel to favourite events

The Swiftian vacation is the latest example of fans willing to travel to favourite events

Swift’s Eras Tour, which hits Toronto and Vancouver in November and December, has triggered so much travel it’s been dubbed the ‘Taylor tourism effect’
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B.C. groups’ bid to classify Alaskan fishery as unsustainable rejected

B.C. groups’ bid to classify Alaskan fishery as unsustainable rejected

Evidence in the complaint prompted Canadian-based OceanWise to pull its 'sustainable' recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon over the summer
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Asian market for Canadian wood products in decline

Asian market for Canadian wood products in decline

Japan is becoming more self-sufficient for timber and lumber
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Canadian businesses right to worry about U.S. tariffs: David Frum

Canadian businesses right to worry about U.S. tariffs: David Frum

Presidential candidates Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are seen as more protectionist than are other U.S. leaders in the past few decades
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