Economy, Law & Politics

A look back at Vancouver’s Expo 86, which opened 30 years ago today, and some of the lesser-known aspects of the 165-day fair and its legacies

Businesses in British Columbia pay some of the highest taxes among Canadian provinces, but individuals in B.C. pay relatively low taxes, according to a Conference Board of Canada analysis

NPA Coun. George Affleck wants Mayor Gregor Robertson to proactively release his office’s spending information every three months.

Vancouver city council could legalize floating advertising, but only dinghy-sized ads. A staff proposal to a May 3 city council meeting recommends prohibiting floating billboards, but allowing a single one-metre-square sign per vessel.

There haven’t been many sillier, cynical exercises in recent times than the City of Vancouver’s erratic and unprofessional treatment of marijuana dispensaries. It is Reefer Madness , 21st century style.

Inventory of companies with negative working capital listed on the Toronto stock exchange growing, analysis finds

A controversial jet fuel pipeline soon to be built across Richmond may get bigger, after its proponents filed for an amendment to the project’s environmental certificate.

A Burnaby man who passed himself off as a certified general accountant then used his position of trust to defraud a North Vancouver business out of almost $400,000 should go to jail for between two and three years, a Crown prosecutor has argued.

The economy contracted 0.1% in February, according to data released Friday (April 29) from Statistics Canada.

Alleged fraud artist’s spouse living in $5 million West Van mansion claims financial ‘hardship and inconvenience’ due to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit