Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

News

Whistler ecologist issued cease-and-desist from Forest Professionals BC

Whistler ecologist issued cease-and-desist from Forest Professionals BC

Rhonda Millikin, who has questioned Whistler’s wildfire strategy, not certified to deliver forestry advice, says organization
Vancouver’s PWHL prospects face uphill battle, says UBC prof

Vancouver’s PWHL prospects face uphill battle, says UBC prof

Vancouver's high cost of living, the PWHL's salaries and long travel times from cities in the east could make an expansion unlikely in the near future, says expert
Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

TORONTO — Canadian tech companies say they are patching together their own standards, mostly borrowed from European laws, to guide them through the limbo of prorogation.
U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts

U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts

Experts say U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could accelerate a push to ramp up domestic food processing and manufacturing, even as some companies consider moving operations south.
B.C. has right strategy to spur home building, economist says

B.C. has right strategy to spur home building, economist says

The chief economist of the B.C. Real Estate Association says rezoning and densifying are the best way to solve the housing crisis
Opinion: Critical changes to B.C.'s Mineral Tenure Act raise concerns

Opinion: Critical changes to B.C.'s Mineral Tenure Act raise concerns

Consultation requirements could paralyze mineral claim approvals
Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs

Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs

WASHINGTON — Exactly what president-elect Donald Trump plans to do with his tariff threat remains a mystery to Canadian officials and most Republicans, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday.
Mark Carney launches leadership bid, comes out swinging against Pierre Poilievre

Mark Carney launches leadership bid, comes out swinging against Pierre Poilievre

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney officially kicked off his bid to replace Justin Trudeau on Thursday by launching barbs at Pierre Poilievre and describing the Conservative leader as a dangerous, sloganeering populist.
'Better call Saul' in Vancouver: City's top building official on demolitions and the fight for safe housing

'Better call Saul' in Vancouver: City's top building official on demolitions and the fight for safe housing

Saul Schwebs: "I saw beautiful young people shooting heroin in the middle of the day. I saw floors covered in feces and blood, needles everywhere. It was just awful."
Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks

Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks

OTTAWA — Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tariffs and Canada's territorial sovereignty.