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The Downfall Of Logan Paul And KSI's PRIME Drink Explained
PRIME Hydration is the much-discussed and much-publicized drink cofounded in 2022 by two of the most popular YouTubers and social media influencers in the United States and beyond. The brand had a shockingly fast and meteoric success. Just less...
Women entrepreneurs are a vital resource for growing Canada’s economy – it is time to break down the barriers standing in their way
Rosalind Lockyer writes that strengthening support for women entrepreneurs would include permanent and multi-year funding by the federal government to stabilize and strengthen the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy and Department for Women and Gender...
Opinion: The biggest issue facing the city of Vancouver
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance previews a series on the candidates for public office in the city of Vancouver in the Nov. 4 general election Ken Vance, editor Clark County Today As part of our coverage of the upcoming Nov. 4 general election,...
Choose Cranbrook wins marketing excellence awards
The City of Cranbrook’s economic development program, Choose Cranbrook, has earned national recognition with the 2025 Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) Marketing Award for Best Website—marking a rare and meaningful double win with...
Small Business, Big Lessons
The blue chips grab headlines, but it’s the small and medium-sized businesses that make B.C.’s economy buzz. Compared to the rest of the country (per capita), B.C. has the fastest-growing small business sector and the second-largest number of...
Sondra Maleville Arndt
Sondra “Sondi” Maleville Arndt, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Coronado on September 2nd after a brief yet courageous battle with stomach cancer. She was 82. Born in Sacramento, California,...
Scapegoat Economics: Why Blaming Immigrants Won’t Fix the Youth Unemployment Crisis
Young Canadians are typically the first to face a tougher job market during hard economic periods, and the times are getting tougher. For young Canadian workers between ages 15 and 24 in July 2025, youth employment hit its highest levels at 14.6...
Carpe momentum: why Canada’s future depends on its entrepreneurs
From North Simcoe Community Futures to North Simcoe Business Centre: A New Era for Local Entrepreneurs
Fresh name, new home, and modern website mark an exciting chapter in community business support North Simcoe Community Futures is turning the page with an exciting new chapter. The organization has officially rebranded as the North Simcoe Business...
Small Business: Turning grief into art with handcrafted urn business Vaso
What inspired you to start the business? It was my mum. She was this incredible, very spirited woman and she died a couple of years ago. She was one of those people that really challenged us to think about the world a bit differently and to ask...
Meet the only Canadian at Big’s Backyard Ultra
From Hubbards, N.S., Lee Alonzo Murphy has brought his steady Maritime grit to Bell Buckle, Tenn., to represent Canada at the 2025 edition of Big’s Backyard Ultra. It’s Murphy’s third time racing the backyard format and his first appearance at...
Atlantic small businesses call for modern liquor reforms
Atlantic Canadian small businesses are calling on provincial governments to loosen restrictions on alcohol sales, saying the current system is limiting growth. A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says the...
Area wakeboarder performs in world championship
Twenty-three-year-old professional wakesurfer Chad Carlson of Scottsdale made waves at the Competitive Wake Surf Association World Championship earlier this month. Previously held in Switzerland and South Korea, the 2025 event was held at Scorpion...
NH's Business: An entrepreneurs story transporting dogs & cats across U.S. & Canada, door-to-door
NH's Business: An entrepreneurs story transporting dogs & cats across U.S. & Canada, door-to-door BUSINESS. I’M FRED KOCHER A SIGN OF THE TIMES. THERE ARE A LOT MORE ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE U.S. THIS YEAR. AN HISTORIC 19% INCREASE, ESPECIALLY...
Ownr recognizes Small Business Month by supporting entrepreneurs on-the-ground
From community events to educational webinars, Ownr is meeting small business owners where they are With sentiment in Canada towards entrepreneurship strong and resilient, aspiring and current small business owners are remaining steadfast in their...
Does France Have Independent Media?
In a recent appearance on France Inter’s morning show—France’s rough equivalent to CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper or MSNBC’s Morning Joe—American progressive thinker Yascha Mounk found himself in the awkward spot of fact-checking two prominent...
Canada’s postsecondary system must pivot to meet economic challenges ahead, RBC report says
Open this photo in gallery:A new report from Royal Bank of Canada calls for a ‘postsecondary pivot.’Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail The Canadian postsecondary system should consider major changes to meet the economic challenges facing the country,...
Canada’s Agri-Food paradox: Good ingredients, weak recipe
READ: Why depopulation is the food industry’s silent crisis On paper, fewer than 3% of Canadians cannot afford a nutritious diet. In reality, nearly one in five faces food insecurity. Inflation, weak supply chains, and uneven local infrastructure...
Mossback’s Northwest: The U.S. had a fishy reason for buying Alaska
We take for granted that Seattle is homeport to a large Alaska fishing fleet and a related multimillion-dollar fish and maritime industry. But that industry wouldn’t have happened if not for the purchase of Alaska from Russia — and that...