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Creditors' meeting set for Martel firm, debts in excess of $226 million

Creditors' meeting set for Martel firm, debts in excess of $226 million

Debts in excess of $226 million and a list of creditors that includes more than 1,200 investors
WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation

WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation

Amid fierce competition, WestJet will wind down its Swoop subsidiary by late October as it folds the budget airline's operations under its main banner, the airline said Friday.
Greater Victoria's unemployment rate inches up

Greater Victoria's unemployment rate inches up

In Greater Victoria, the unemployment rate moved up slightly to 3.5 per cent last month from 3.3 per cent the previous month, among the lowest rates in the country.
Kevin Greenard: All about dividend reinvestment programs

Kevin Greenard: All about dividend reinvestment programs

Nanaimo foot passenger ferries to begin service in August

Nanaimo foot passenger ferries to begin service in August

The prices were revealed Thursday, but the exact start date has yet to be set

On the Street: Esquimalt-made vermouths win world's best awards in London; Nanaimo zipline reopens

Esquimalt Vermouth & Apéritifs won the World’s Best Dry Vermouth and World’s Best Semi-Sweet Vermouth at the 2023 World Vermouth Awards in London
Here's how much tickets will be for the new 91Ô­´´-Nanaimo ferry

Here's how much tickets will be for the new 91Ô­´´-Nanaimo ferry

More details have been released about Hullo.
Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

Canada’s agricultural land is under increasing pressure to produce more food as demand grows domestically and internationally, while the industry grapples with limited resources and environmental constraints, a new report found.
Borrowers may be looking for options as rates jump

Borrowers may be looking for options as rates jump

A quarter of a percentage point increase by the Bank of Canada Wednesday pushed the prime rate to 4.75 per cent, leaving borrowers with higher payments on mortgages and loans.
DFO raids seafood company, possibly over federal agency's own paperwork error

DFO raids seafood company, possibly over federal agency's own paperwork error

Fisheries enforcement officers are taking an unnecessary and heavy-handed approach over what appears to be a bureaucratic error caused the Department of Fisheries’ own licensing branch, said Sonia Strobel, CEO of Skipper Otto community-supported fishery.