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S&P/TSX composite down nearly 100 points, as attention turns to U.S. election

S&P/TSX composite down nearly 100 points, as attention turns to U.S. election

Canada's main stock index dipped after a week of gains as a slip in base metals and technology outweighed another good day for energy shares.
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Opinion: Legalization hasn’t killed the black market for cannabis in Canada

Opinion: Legalization hasn’t killed the black market for cannabis in Canada

Six years on, Research Co. polling shows Canada’s legal marijuana regime faces mixed reviews
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Les Leyne: Mark B.C. down as 'undecided'

Les Leyne: Mark B.C. down as 'undecided'

Barring a long-shot change in the count, the NDP will work out an arrangement with the Greens to get some shaky control of the legislature and try to carry on.
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Burnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — again

Burnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — again

For the second time, city council has postponed a decision on transit-oriented development required by the B.C. government until the provincial election is settled.
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Judge doesn't swallow B.C. 'cow share' operator's raw milk case in decades-long fight

Judge doesn't swallow B.C. 'cow share' operator's raw milk case in decades-long fight

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a longtime raw milk advocate who once tried to circumvent regulations through a "cow share" program can't try to overturn the provincial ban on unpasteurized milk again after two previous unsuccessful attempts.
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B.C. Greens' ex- leader Weaver thinks minority deal with NDP less likely than in 2017

B.C. Greens' ex- leader Weaver thinks minority deal with NDP less likely than in 2017

VANCOUVER — Former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver knows what it's like to form a minority government with the NDP, but says such a deal to create the province's next administration is less likely this time than seven years ago.
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Vancouver project takes aim at B.C.’s commercial rent crisis

Vancouver project takes aim at B.C.’s commercial rent crisis

Multi-phase initiative aims to help independent businesses grapple with affordability issues
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One Liberal MP says he's signed letter asking Trudeau to resign, others remain mum

One Liberal MP says he's signed letter asking Trudeau to resign, others remain mum

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins.
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Two Richmond companies get $4.7M in federal grants to spur growth

Two Richmond companies get $4.7M in federal grants to spur growth

New technology could help reduce impact of mining on the environment.
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Port Moody's tallest towers would come with a grocery store, plaza and pedestrian bridge

Port Moody's tallest towers would come with a grocery store, plaza and pedestrian bridge

Vancouver-based PCI Developments wants to build two 39-storey rental towers next to the Moody Centre SkyTrain station.
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