Michael McCullough

Michael is a financial journalist based in the Cowichan Valley. He's a former managing editor of Canadian Business and editorial director of Canada Wide Media, BCBusiness's publisher. In 2024, he co-authored Personal Finance for Canadians for Dummies, 7th Edition (Wiley, 2024).

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Business

Canada flags four B.C. mega-projects as ‘national interest’—here’s how they stack up

Natural Resources

A look inside B.C.’s $552 million mineral exploration push

General

B.C. economic outlook 2026: From trade wars to tariffs—8 forces shaping the year ahead

Invest in BC

Northeast B.C. is a resource powerhouse

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Hospitality

By the numbers: The sobering reality behind B.C.’s craft beer boom

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Generational opportunity: Resource development in Nechako and the North Coast

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The Cariboo region is investing in resourceful adaptation

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Kootenay is a haven for startups

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Thompson-Okanagan offers everything B.C. businesses need

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On the waterfront: Vancouver Island’s economy continues to show promising growth

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The Lower Mainland remains a hub for economic development in B.C.

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Why rural communities are critical for B.C.’s economic development

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Sports

FIFA World Cup 2026 by the numbers: How much B.C. will spend—and earn

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Power play: BC Hydro is facilitating the province’s energy transition

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The outlook: B.C.’s economic action plan for 2025-2026

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Transportation

Metro Vancouver on the move: Traffic and transit by the numbers

Natural Resources

Go Figure: The 14-million-tonne LNG Canada project and the numbers fuelling B.C.’s energy sector

Finance

The 2025 Top 100: Bloodied but unbowed

Transportation

Go Figure: Get on board with these numbers about B.C. ferries

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Gold gains pile up at K92 Mining

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: Atlas Engineered Products is building for the next housing boom

Transportation

Pacific Trader: Westshore Terminals offers a safe harbour

Tech + Science

Go Figure: The numbers behind Vancouver’s first Web Summit

General

B.C.’s Most Economically Resilient Cities in 2025

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: Northstar Clean Technologies is raising the roof on a new industry

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: What’s behind Orla Mining’s rapid rise

General

Go Figure: The numbers behind B.C.’s working Gen Z

West Fraser

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Tariff panic creates buying opportunity in West Fraser Timber stock

Finning International

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: With limited tariff concerns, Finning International is pushing new highs

Happy Belly Food Group

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: Happy Belly Food Group has some happy shareholders, too

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Can mining prodigy NGEx Minerals live up to sky-high expectations?

stocks

Finance

10 B.C. stocks to watch in 2025

General

Economic Outlook 2025: Will slowing interest rates and completed megaprojects help B.C. rebound?

Finance

Pacific Trader 2024 Recap: A late-year quantum leap

winter city of vancouver

General

Go Figure: We dig into the costs that come with winter

Well Health

Health

Pacific Trader: Why Well Health Technologies’ vital signs are suddenly spiking

Telus office. Credit: Scott Webb on Pexels

Finance

Pacific Trader: Soaring dividend a silver lining to Telus’s depressed stock price

Tech + Science

Pacific Trader: Can MineHub Technologies help grease global supply chains?

holiday shopping at pacific centre mall in vancouver

Retail

Go Figure: We calculate how much BCers spend on retail therapy during the holiday season

First Majestic Silver is acquiring Gatos Silver

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: First Majestic bids to become the main name in silver

Kim's Convenience publicity shot

Culture

Pacific Trader: Thunderbird Entertainment gets its act together

Used cars on lot

Retail

Pacific Trader: RB Global’s used car division is now driving sales

Elections BC

Government

Go Figure: With election day looming in B.C., we stuff the ballot box with some facts around voting

Lithium Argentina

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Lithium Argentina flies under the radar

Tanker embarking on net-zero carbon emissions voyage to Europe from Louisiana

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: Did the market misread Methanex’s big deal?

Tula foundation's Eric Peterson

Philanthropy

Go Figure: We take the pulse of B.C.’s charitable sector

Florida Canyon gold mine

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Integra Resources makes the leap from exploration to production

Finance

Pacific Trader: Langley building products distributor Adentra gets its house in order

Workers at Conifex's Mackenzie sawmill

Finance

Pacific Trader: Deep value stock Conifex Timber glimpses sunlight through the trees

Worker in Platreef mine in South Africa

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Sandstorm Gold offers shelter from a political firestorm

An illustration of a cabin on a lake

Real Estate

Go Figure: We kick back and look at the numbers on vacation properties in B.C.

RBC is one of B.C.'s Top 100 companies by industry

Finance

The 2024 Top 100: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry

Top 100

Finance

The 2024 Top 100: The tough get going

Finance

Top 100 2024: 1 to 50

Finance

Top 100 2024: 51 to 100

Patient with spinal cord injury uses wheelchair

Tech + Science

Pacific Trader: NervGen Pharma lofts a moonshot for people with spinal cord injuries

D-wave technician works on quantum computing hardware

Finance

Pacific Trader: D-wave hitches its future to the AI boom

Lundin Mining is building a cluster of mines in the Andes Mountains

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Newly arrived Lundin Mining shows copper miners how it’s done

graduation in BC. Credit: Vancouver School Board

Education

Go Figure: Here’s what the facts and figures say about graduation season in B.C.

Doman Building Materials Group

Manufacturing

Pacific Trader: Doman Building Materials is bending, not breaking

Courtesy of Village Farms International

Finance

Pacific Trader: Has Village Farms International turned a corner?

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Sports

Go Figure: We kick around the numbers on soccer as BC Place prepares to host Lionel Messi

Maintenance crew at Calibre Mining's Valentine mine in Newfoundland

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: While gold hits new highs, Calibre Mining is riding even higher

Rubicon Organics grows most of its raw material at a greenhouse in Delta

Finance

Pacific Trader: Amid the cannabis bust, Rubicon Organics is looking like a survivor

Illustration of an multi-generational punjabi family

Culture

Go Figure: Diljit Dosanjh paints a picture of Punjabi prominence in B.C.

Slowing North American sales caused Lululemon shares to sink 20 percent

Finance

Pacific Trader: Waiting to buy Lululemon on sale? Now’s your time

Taseko Mines operates the Gibraltar Mine in The Gibraltar Mine in McLeese Lake, British Columbia

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Taseko Mines is trading up on the basics

Vancouver Airport Authority_YVR airport

General

Go Figure: We clock in on the debate over Daylight Saving Time

Simply Better Brands

Finance

Pacific Trader: Simply Better Brands has a hit on its hands

Aritzia store

Retail

Pacific Trader: Aritzia snaps back like a stretchy shoulder strap

Credit: Vancouver Coastal Health. B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre

Lifestyle

Go Figure: With family day coming up, we gather some stats on families in B.C.

Snowline

Natural Resources

Pacific Trader: Has Snowline Gold found the Yukon’s mother lode?

BuildDirect

Finance

Pacific Trader: BuildDirect’s remodelling may yet work out

Boats at the Vancouver International Boat Show. Credit: Vancouver International Boat Show Facebook

Retail

Go Figure: Prep for the Vancouver International Boat Show with these sailing stats from B.C.

Aritzia store in Pacific Centre mall, Vancouver

Finance

9 B.C. stocks we’re watching in 2024

An illustration depicting stormy conditions for the B.C. economy

General

Economic Outlook 2024: Inflation, unemployment and other elements leave B.C. in shady territory

WonderFi Technologies

Finance

Pacific Trader: 2023 was a decent year, with crypto stocks leading the way

Ice cream spot at Burns Lake & District of Chamber of Commerce

General

Go Figure: The numbers prove that entrepreneurship is buzzing in B.C.

Greenpower Motor Company

Finance

Pacific Trader: How GreenPower Motor beat the green investing blues

A safety briefing at Fortuna Silver's Caylloma Mine in Peru

Finance

Pacific Trader: Fortuna Silver’s plan pays off

WonderFi emerged as a leader in a consolidated Canadian crypto exchange market last summer

Tech + Science

Pacific Trader: How to bet on bitcoin safely (and for pennies!)

Fission Uranium is developing the Triple R project in northwestern Saskatchewan

Finance

Pacific Trader: Soaring Fission Uranium defies the markets’ mood

Vecima Networks staff at the Fiber Connect 2023 conference in Florida

Finance

Pacific Trader: Victoria’s Vecima Networks is a tech sleeper

EverGen Infrastructure's Pacific Coast Renewables composting plant in Abbotsford

Finance

Pacific Trader: EverGen Infrastructure looks to leapfrog RNG rivals

Finance

Pacific Trader: Metalla Royalty grabs for the brass ring

Finance

Pacific Trader: How war in Ukraine became a windfall for Teekay Tankers

Finance

Pacific Trader: Still believe in copper? Then Capstone is your play

Finance

The 2023 Top 100: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry

Finance

The 2023 Top 100: Never a dull moment

2023 bcbusiness top 100

Finance

Top 100 2023: 1 to 50

Finance

Top 100 2023: 50 to 100

Finance

Pacific Trader: Burnaby-based Nano One is sparking interest with its battery tech

Finance

10 interesting B.C. stocks we’re watching in 2023

Finance

2022 Venture Capital Report: Multiple factors have slowed investment activity, but can B.C. bounce back?

Tech + Science

Pacific Trader: Vancouver’s Wishpond Technologies could be more than just wishful thinking

Finance

Pacific Trader: Copperleaf shows its utility through market rout

Finance

Pacific Trader: The Keg is feasting on the Summer of Revenge

Finance

The 2022 Top 100: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry

Real Estate

Real Estate Investment Guide 2022: COVID-19 upended B.C. real estate-or did it?

General

The Best Catastrophe That Ever Happened to Us: Pandemic pivots that stuck

Finance

Pacific Trader: After 25 years, food tech company Enwave turns the corner to profitability

Lululemon's Q1 results beat expectations, but the stock stayed flat

Finance

Pacific Trader: Lululemon outperforms (again), the markets yawn

Finance

Pacific Trader: Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ treatments seem to have hit a nerve

Finance

Pacific Trader: Forest products stocks have soared, but CanWel Building Materials may have room yet to grow

Finance

Pacific Trader: Why West Fraser Timber could keep on growing—whatever happens with housing

Natural Resources

The Innovators: Lucara Diamond devised new ways to mine and market giant gems

Tech + Science

The Innovators: General Fusion is getting ready to demonstrate its limitless power

MEC

Retail

Can Vancouver’s outdoor retail row survive MEC’s move off Broadway?

Finance

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Invest In BC North Coast

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Invest In BC Vancouver Island Coast

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Invest In BC Thompson Okanagan

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Invest In BC Nechako

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Invest In BC Lower Mainland – Southwest

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Invest In BC Northeast

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Real Estate

How will tech’s appetite for office space change downtowns?

General

The Audacity of General Fusion