Economy, Law & Politics

B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-23, say audited public accounts

The 2022-23 budget originally forecast in February last year showed a $5.5B deficit

Aug 30, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

Burnaby woman sues TransLink for alleged injuries by Transit Police

Transit police “tackled” her, alleged she did not pay fare

Aug 30, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Non-permanent residents in Canada undercounted by 1M: CIBC

Policies around housing might be more urgent than previously thought

Aug 30, 2023 10:10 AM Read more >

Okanagan tourism operators losing thousands amid wildfire-related cancellations

Small businesses that rely on tourists are reeling due to the impact of the wildfires in the Southern Interior

Aug 30, 2023 7:50 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: With NDP Premier David Eby's blessing, ministerial staff now make more than an MLA

Political staff to NDP ministers receive larger raises than teachers, nurses and public sector

Aug 30, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

New B.C. money not tied to 10 cities on government's 'housing target' list

'It's not only those communities that need the housing,' says Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon

Aug 29, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

B.C. entrepreneur donates $10M to give Richmond Hospital much-needed 'facelift'

The donation from Dan On, founder of Dan-D Foods Ltd., will fund a second CT scanner, new rooms

Aug 29, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C.'s Rifflandia festival to enable on-site cannabis ordering, pick-up

New system marks evolution in how B.C. government regulates access to legal cannabis

Aug 29, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Total capital raised in B.C. declines for first time in six years

Authorities attribute the decrease in activity last year to global volatility and equity market downturn

Aug 29, 2023 12:17 PM Read more >

Court battle continues over sunken accommodation lodge off Quadra Island

A judge previously ordered two defendants to remove a barge the province said was illegally moored

Aug 29, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >