Economy, Law & Politics

Vancity offers special loans to refugees and their helpers

Syrian refugees will contribute $563 million to B.C.'s economy over the next 20 years, according to credit union

Dec 2, 2015 9:02 AM Read more >

UNBC faculty and students challenge appointment of James Moore as chancellor

Former Minister of Industry and Conservative MP James Moore has been named the sixth chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia

Dec 1, 2015 2:25 PM Read more >

Infographic: The economics of having kids

Terrible money twos: Many Canadians are putting off having kids because real estate and debt-servicing costs are just too high

Dec 1, 2015 11:00 AM Read more >

Canadian economy grows in Q3 overall but shrinks in September

An increase in net exports helped boost GDP in July and August, but this momentum was lost by September

Dec 1, 2015 8:21 AM Read more >

B.C. developer fined $1m after committing fraud to buy wife gifts

A B.C. real estate developer who used investors’ funds to buy presents for himself and his wife has been fined more than $1 million and banned for life from the province’s capital markets.

Dec 1, 2015 7:58 AM Read more >

Is B.C. a ‘desirable economic destination’ for Syrian refugees?

Refugees expected to boost labour market, put pressure on rental housing, but questions remain about work skills, language training, financial support

Dec 1, 2015 6:30 AM Read more >

Local businesses mobilize to help absorb incoming wave of Syrians fleeing conflict

Fundraisers for basics, financial and language services, lodging among the initiatives being donated or organized by Metro Vancouver entrepreneurs

Dec 1, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

Editorial: Weak trade winds blowing west from Ottawa

The honeymoon’s over for Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal majority government. Controversy over Canada’s response to the terrorist attacks in Paris and ongoing global economic turmoil have seen to that.

Nov 30, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

Trudeau’s Syrian refugee misstep bad for business in B.C.

It is always worrisome to press the Send button on a column and know it will be a few days before it reaches anyone. Such is the speed of changing news and the life of print journalism.

Nov 30, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

Peer to peer: Yuletide customer experience requires flexibility

How can I boost sales and improve the customer experience during the holiday shopping season?

Nov 30, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >