Economy, Law & Politics

Loan shark killer pleads for forgiveness, blames gambling addiction

Chu Ming Feng, who killed Rong Lilly Li after he and accomplice Guo Wei Liang abducted her in 2006 in Richmond, had been testifying in Cantonese through an interpreter Tuesday, but switched to English for an emotional outburst.

Nov 15, 2022 6:42 PM Read more >

NDP bureaucrat demanded answers from river forecasters amid 2021 atmospheric river disaster

Megan Harris, the assistant deputy minister of communications operations, asked what the province’s flood experts knew in advance

Nov 15, 2022 2:31 PM Read more >

Save Old Growth leader pleads guilty to mischief

Muhammad Zain Ul Haq was scheduled to go on trial for his role in Extinction Rebellion’s protest against old growth logging that blocked the Cambie Bridge

Nov 15, 2022 2:06 PM Read more >

The seeds of international leadership turmoil were sown in 2016

Populism, emotion-based voting creating new challenges for today’s leaders

Nov 15, 2022 8:36 AM Read more >

Killer of River Rock casino loan shark seeks early parole

Chu Ming Feng killed Rong Lilly Li after he and accomplice Guo Wei Liang abducted her in 2006 in Richmond.

Nov 14, 2022 1:17 PM Read more >

Insider trading: November 14, 2022

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended Nov. 3, 2022.

Nov 13, 2022 11:00 PM Read more >

B.C. business confidence, payroll counts inch up

Canadian business confidence is down, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Despite the national decline, B.C. small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reported increases in both short-term and long-term indices.

Nov 11, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Abbotsford hopes Sumas pump a ‘jump’ on future floods

City of Abbotsford awaits billions in funding in wake of 2021 flooding

Nov 10, 2022 11:00 PM Read more >

Weekly B.C. COVID-19 deaths lowest in a month

Scarce testing finding ever-fewer COVID-19 infections

Nov 10, 2022 12:51 PM Read more >

Taxpayers in the dark about federal, B.C. spending at UN climate talks in Egypt

Canada has sent approximately 335 members on the Canadian delegation to the annual COP 27 event, taking place Nov. 6-18, but final cost have not been revealed

Nov 10, 2022 12:06 PM Read more >