The Orca Podcasts

A major expansion for a Vancouver company working on a Canadian made COVID vaccine, loud applause for a Canadian vaccine travel passport, and better than forecast earnings for Canadian Tire. Bob Price has your August 12 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

More details regarding Moderna's plan for a vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada, new Indigenous interest in the Trans Mountain pipeline, and a new worry for prairie farmers.  Bob Price has your August 11 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

A huge acquisition for a well known Vancouver auction company, CP Rail makes a new bid for Kansas City Southern, and Canada is a big step closer to producing it's own COVID vaccine. Bob Price has your August 10 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

The Americans are coming, labour peace at the border, and Ottawa's decision to reject a big mining venture near the B.C.-Alberta border is being appealed.  Bob Price has your August 9 edition of the Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Another good month for Canada wide employment despite as off month for B.C. job seekers, more impressive forest industry earnings, and a bullish economic outlook for B.C.   Bob Price has your August 6 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

More discouraging news for first time home buyers in Vancouver and Victoria, upward pressure on home insurance rates, and strong support for limits on Canadians who aren't fully vaccinated against COVID.  Bob Price has your August 5 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Expansion plans for another B.C. tech company on the rise, Lyft shocks the business world, and a major renovation is cleared takeoff at the airport in Prince George.  Bob Price has your August 4 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Strong interest in new investment opportunities, another big acquisition for Vancouver's Hootsuite, and it sounds like governments around the world will be paying more for COVID vaccines.  Bob Price has your August 3 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

This week, Jody and George ask what kind of spin will it take to get the million unvaccinated vaccinated; wonder when or how is a provincial deficit of $5.5 billion that much better than $8.5 billion — answer: neither are great; and — you thought wildfires were getting bad, what about adding a firestorm as an extra layer. Be careful out there.

Another impressive B.C. forest industry profit, wildfires are expected to cause more sawmill closures, and a new name and new look for an iconic Vancouver restaurant. Bob Price has your July 30 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.