Commentary

Last month, federal Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer sent a letter to provincial and territorial premiers in which he vowed to increase health transfers if he becomes prime minister after next month’s election.

As children and teenagers across British Columbia go back to school this week, parents across the province may be thinking about their future earning potential.

As Business in Vancouver documented earlier this year, unionized marine cargo employees all over North America share similar port automation concerns raised by International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU).

In the hours before the long weekend, where big news is brought to be buried, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) painted a frustrating picture Friday of why our gas prices are North America’s highest.

In just a few weeks, Canadians will participate in the country’s 43rd federal election. Some candidates have already started to knock on doors to discuss why they want to represent their communities in Ottawa.

I started in this business in 1996, and at the time I was too dumb to know what a speculative bull market looked like. 1997 rolled around and everything mining was golden.

For the past couple of years, it has been practically impossible to tune out the debate over the relationship between B.C. and Alberta. While opinions about the eventual conclusion of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline expansion changed in B.C.

The Port of Vancouver’s continued strong showing in the volume of cargo it handles is encouraging for B.C.’s transpacific trade economy and the country’s vital Asia-Pacific Gateway.

A statement: in support of the daily democratic demands in the streets of Hong Kong, rather milquetoast in language by western standards, to speak for the 300,000 there who hold Canadian passports.

Reviewing trends in inflation can provide useful insights into the evolution of the larger economy. Consumer price inflation in B.C., as computed by Statistics Canada, averaged 1.6% annually over the past two decades.