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Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.

VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says are ongoing weak market conditions and a lack of available economic fibre. The Vancouver-based company says production will be reduced through two-week curtailment extensions in January at select solid wood facilities in B.C. The decision will remove about 21 million […]

Federal Court of Appeal to hear Rogers-Shaw appeal on Jan. 24

The legal wrangling continues but experts say the odds of the $26-billion Rogers-Shaw deal closing have gone up substantially after a tribunal ruling delivered a “smackdown” to the Competition Bureau’s case against the telecom merger. “I think we’ll see it wrapped up if not in the first quarter (of 2023), then in the second,” said […]

Southwest offers frequent-flyer points to customers affected by holiday meltdown

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is trying to make travellers who were caught in its surge of cancelled flights over the holidays feel a bit better about the airline by giving them 25,000 frequent-flyer points. The airline says the points are worth more than $300 in flights. Southwest included the offer in a letter — another […]

About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed in Vancouver after holiday travel chaos

RICHMOND, B.C. – About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed at Vancouver International Airport after winter storms wrecked havoc on holiday travel last month. Robyn Fant says her family recovered their final lost bag today, just in time for the flight home to North Carolina after an annual ski trip to Whistler, B.C. Walking through the […]