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Manufacturing sales in April see biggest monthly drop since 2023 amid U.S. tariffs

Manufacturing sales in April see biggest monthly drop since 2023 amid U.S. tariffs

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said Friday that manufacturing sales fell 2.8 per cent in April, the largest monthly drop since October 2023, as the tariff dispute with the United States hit the industry. StatCan said manufacturing sales stood at $69.
Regional transportation service gets green light in capital region

Regional transportation service gets green light in capital region

The Capital Regional District board has adopted a bylaw to set up the service, which is intended to better co-ordinate transportation in the region and improve funding opportunities for major projects
Opinion: Canada’s economy can’t grow if the Fraser Valley is left behind

Opinion: Canada’s economy can’t grow if the Fraser Valley is left behind

The region is a national trade corridor and economic engine, but it needs federal and provincial investment to meet its full potential
Downtown businesses in Vancouver, Victoria decry desperate public safety situation

Downtown businesses in Vancouver, Victoria decry desperate public safety situation

VANCOUVER — Alan Goodall has owned the Aura nightclub in Vancouver's entertainment district for 16 years, and says the situation for his business has never been worse.
B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'

B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'

Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party.
Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

OTTAWA — The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service — a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert said could give the employer the "upper hand" in its
B.C. businesses buying less alcohol to meet consumers' demand

B.C. businesses buying less alcohol to meet consumers' demand

'Buy Canadian' campaigns having mixed results, as B.C. wine sales fall by more than the wine category as a whole
Tsleil-Waututh Nation looks to buy casino at Hastings Park in Vancouver

Tsleil-Waututh Nation looks to buy casino at Hastings Park in Vancouver

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation opened casino in 2007 with 400-plus slot machines
New $70M fund brings fresh capital to Western Canada's real estate market

New $70M fund brings fresh capital to Western Canada's real estate market

Cameron Stephens eyes high-yield mortgage opportunities in B.C. and Alberta as investors shift toward private credit
Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on crime, festival tragedy, leadership

Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on crime, festival tragedy, leadership

Steve Rai is the Vancouver Police Department’s first chief of South Asian descent. Part one of a two-part Q&A.