Economy, Law & Politics

The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday, bringing it to 3.75 per cent.

Vancouver city hall’s integrity commissioner has recommended the co-chair of the Vancouver Renters Advisory Committee be reprimanded for comments made against a city councillor. Lisa Southern’s Oct.

Two recently elected B.C. mayors want the provincial government to reform the Community Charter to better oversee city hall transparency

The CMHC predicts conventional 5-year fixed-mortgage rates could peak at as high as 6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022

Vancouver city council rubber-stamped five contracts worth almost $85 million on Tuesday at the first meeting since the civic election and last meeting of Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s term. The only no-bid contract approved was $3.

First year provides for a flat increase of 25 cents per hour and a 3.24 per cent increase

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 Oct. 12, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission and obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge gave a Richmond real estate and immigration lawyer another chance to avoid jail for contempt of court. Justice Gordon Weatherill had threatened Oct.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. New Democrat's newly minted leader and premier-in-waiting is promising "significant action" to bolster the province's affordable housing, health care system, public safety and the environment.

To counter increased risks to flooding, the B.C. government wants to improve flood maps, plan for community retreat in high-risk areas, and open up natural floodplains to give water a place to go. It's calling on public input for the new plan.