The Orca Podcasts

More bad news for Canada's banking sector, sharply lower airport passenger traffic, and a hint of COVID-19 cabin fever.   Bob Price has all the details in the May 28 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Maclean and Jordan reunite to talk about the return of politics to the BC landscape, including the money laundering inquiry, WorkSafeBC, Greenie battles, Darryl Plecas and more.

A well known BC cannabis producer is cutting costs again, Vancouver based mining giant Teck has been told to turn it's cameras off, and bank profits plummet because of loan losses.  Bob Price has it all in the May 27 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

Has Germany just set the example for airline bailouts?  Another twist for Air Canada's proposed takeover of Transat, and more signs of normal as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to slow in BC.  Bob Price has it all in the May 26 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

Hope reigns eternal for BC Lumber producers in a long running US trade dispute, a small BC airline is gearing up for take-off, and Prime Minister Trudeau is asking for economic recovery advice.  Bob Price has it all in the May 25 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Another cost pressure for BC business, new questions regarding Shopify's plans for Vancouver, and BC fares better than most as retail sales plummet in Canada.  Bob Price has it all in the May 22 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

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.

Switcheroo Week continues! On this week’s show, Jody Vance and Maclean Kay look at a Wet’suwet’en agreement that doesn’t appear to have local agreement, wonder if side gigs in government are appropriate, compare back to school stories, and pick at a couple of stories that have gone dormant during the pandemic.

Yet more job losses in BC's lumber industry, Canada's 2 largest airlines downgraded, and another well known retailer suffers sharply lower sales because of COVID-19.  Bob Price has it all in the May 21 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.

It's Switcheroo Week 1 here at The Orca, as Unspun's George "Underscore" Affleck joins Hotstove's Jordan Bateman to talk municipal politics, Vancouver math errors, Brad West's side hustle, and the state of BC's economic comeback.

New details related to Air Canada's business challenges, Tourism Vancouver has a new CEO, and Canada's inflation rate is down sharply.  Bob Price has all the details in the May 20 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.