Melissa Edwards

The West Coast's largest pet festival is rolling up to Victoria (August 13+14) and Vancouver (August 28) this summer.

A host of local innovators aim to help sports pros and weekend warriors play faster, higher, stronger—and safer.

With Prince Rupert starring as the location for The Island Between Tides, we focus our lens on the B.C. movie and TV sector’s impact beyond big city lights. Sonic the Hedgehog: Paramount Pictures; First Blood: A.F. Archive/Alamy Stock Photo; iStock...

As local singles in your area get set to navigate a semi-normal Valentine’s Day, we take a look at the business of romance in B.C. READ MORE: Stats on B.C.’s multibillion-dollar dairy industry...

Want to help B.C. dairy farms that were devastated by the recent floods? You can donate to this fundraiser organized on behalf of the BC Dairy Association. Dairy is the province’s No. 1 agricultural product by value, generating 18% of all...

76.8% of British Columbians who shifted to remote work during the pandemic want to keep working at least half of their hours from home 28% said they worked longer hours More than 1/4 of Canadian professionals say they’re more likely to want...

14,085,042 - Phone numbers on Canada’s National Do Not Call List as of April 2021 38,367 - B.C. phone numbers added in the 2019-20 year The CRTC got 15,352 complaints about phone scams and 13,370 complaints about telemarketers in 2020 B.C. scam and telemarketing...

1858 B.C.’s first soda bottling works, Alexander Phillips, founded in Victoria 101 Minimum number of soda pop companies operating in the province between then and the early 1900s 74 B.C. soft drink and ice producers in 2019 21.5% of the national total 31.1% are one-person shows $1,627,700,000 Total...

2/3 of British Columbians say they’re coping well with the pandemic 72,063 - estimated business closures in B.C., March-October 2020 +24.6% YoY 66,484 - estimated launches +14.3% YoY B.C.’s top 5 industry winners and losers by employment, December 2019 vs. 2020 Utilities: +55.1% Agriculture: +14% Natural resources: +13.7% Manufacturing: +8.4% Professional, scientific and technical services: +6.9% Construction: -11.7% Information, culture...

The province took its first steps toward a $10/day child-care plan—just in time for kids to be sent home. As families wait to see what COVID brings this fall, we take a look at what’s changed, and what hasn’t, for working parents in B.C.

At least 700 3D printers have been pressed into service to make face shields and ear savers for health workers through the BC COVID-19 3D Printing Group Companies producing shields for the group or independently include Drop Manufacturing (Nelson), Hollywood Fabricating (Prince George), LNG Studios (Vancouver), Packright Manufacturing (Langley) and Vital Manufacturing (Surrey) 100+ Virtual private...

9.4 percent of buildings in B.C. were classified as highrises as of 2016—up 23.5 percent since 2011 In Vancouver: 29.3 percent—up 18.5 percent since 2011 In Victoria: 17.9 percent—up 14.1 percent since 2011 In Kelowna: 3.1 percent—up 46.3% since 2011 B.C. had 106 existing or under-construction skyscrapers (buildings more than...