Economy, Law & Politics

Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

Meta announced last week it will test blocking access to some news for a small percentage of Canadian users of Instagram and Facebook

Jun 7, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Beedie charity to provide $6.9m in student scholarships

Real estate developer Ryan Beedie launched his grant program for students in 2018 with a $50m donation

Jun 7, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

In the Courts: B.C. real estate investment firm treated minority shareholder unfairly, says judge

Huntly Investments obstructed shareholder’s efforts to sell its shares, court finds

Jun 7, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

BoC ends pause on hikes, raises key rate by 25 basis points

The central bank had put a pause on rate hikes back in March

Jun 7, 2023 7:09 AM Read more >

Merchandise trade surplus rose to $1.9B in April: StatCan

Exports for April rose 2.5 per cent to $65B

Jun 7, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

B.C.’s high-tech unicorns mauled by bear market that continues to linger

The bubble that floated at least 14 unicorn companies to big valuations popped in the latter half of 2022

Jun 7, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Who’s Suing Whom: June 7

These corporate claims were filed with the B.C. Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court.

Jun 7, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Bruce Allen: The condo proposal for Keefer Street needs to be approved

The Beedie proposal is a good place for Chinatown revitalization to proceed

Jun 6, 2023 12:09 PM Read more >

Construction companies say digital technology key to addressing labour shortages

Survey respondents say Canada's construction industry has been slow to adopt new digital technologies

Jun 6, 2023 9:45 AM Read more >

Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal

China has been trying since 2019 to join the CPTPP

Jun 6, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >