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Tourists not welcome, the Royal Bank is seeing red for BC, and more evidence that COVID-19 has had a devastating impacting on mining and construction. Bob Price has these stories and more in the April 28 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Junior hockey makes a pitch for COVID-19 government support, Ottawa's Coronavirus wage subsidy program is now available, and earnings season begins for the oil patch.  Bob Price has it all in the April 27 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.

In this week's episode — Jody and George focus on how the economic conversation of the COVID-19 crisis is now taking a front row seat over its health impacts; when do social distancing rules go too far? The Province of BC seems to be saying Vancouver really did not need to close every recreational facility in the city; and will Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s financial football ever land in his own ends or will he continue to “lobby” other levels of government for a bail-out?

New evidence that COVID-19 has forced more Canadians to shop on-line, another well known clothing retailer is feeling the squeeze, and a BC forestry giant is expecting a rough road ahead.  Bob Price has these stories and more in the April 24 edition of The Orca Business Beat. 

Yet another hard landing for Canada's airline industry, COVID-19 related jobless claims continue to pile up in the US, and more ride-hailing competition approved for the Vancouver region.  Bob Price has it all in the April 23 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

Maclean and Jordan ponder how consumer-facing businesses (retail, tourism, shops, restaurants, arts, sports) could return; what we're feeling now and what we expect to feel if restrictions are relaxed; the liturgy of the Henry-Dix news conferences; and much more.

Local governments continue to be impacted by COVID-19, Canada's inflation rate has slowed dramatically, and CP Rail is slashing it's outlook for the rest of the year.   Bob Price has all the details in the April 22 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing 

BC's real estate market has reportedly slowed to a crawl, Teck Resources blames an oil investment for a first quarter loss, and further cuts at WestJet.  Bob Price has it all in the April 21 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

BC cracks down on price gouging, a big name US retailer is reportedly on the verge of seeking bankruptcy protection, and yet more downward pressure on gas prices as oil continues to sink.  Bob Price has it all in the April 20 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.

In this week's episode — Jody and George take a look at how political posturing has begun to rear its ugly head (three words — money, money, money) and may provide a taste of what the world will look like when we are a COVID-free world (and being COVID-free we hope will be sooner than later).