U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish – Saanich News

[ad_1] Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy…

Battle rages over obscure law to expand railway competition in Canada – Saanich News

[ad_1] A new rail shipping rule is poised to drive up inefficiency and consumer costs. Or it will drive them straight down. It depends who you ask. Set to come…

5 things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week – Saanich News

[ad_1] Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales Some of Canada’s largest cities will release their home sales figures for April…

UPDATED: Teck majority owner calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time – Saanich News

[ad_1] The controlling shareholder of Teck Resources Ltd. rejected Glencore’s offer to buy the Canadian miner, but says he is open to talking about other possible deals once the company…

Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation – Saanich News

[ad_1] Walmart Canada is not trying to profit from food inflation, president and CEO Gonzalo Gebara told a parliamentary committee studying the issue Monday evening. Gebara told MPs that Walmart…