Economy, Law & Politics

Worksite asbestos exposure results in $20,000 fine

A Surrey-based company kept working despite a stop-work order

Apr 14, 2022 10:41 AM Read more >

Vancouver city council denies motion for vote on 2030 Olympics bid

Councillor fails to win support for attempt to give voters a say over proposal to bring back Games

Apr 13, 2022 3:07 PM Read more >

Budget to benefit B.C. clean-tech, mining: Freeland

Finance minister addresses concerns about Canadian economy in increasingly “dangerous” world

Apr 13, 2022 2:23 PM Read more >

Mayor Kennedy Stewart scores re-election support from Canucks owner

Francesco Aquilini to hold political fundraiser at Rogers Arena

Apr 13, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

Former BC NDP government PR exec lobbying for vaccine maker

Ex-Ministry of Health communications director now working on behalf of AstraZeneca

Apr 13, 2022 12:53 PM Read more >

Judge parks student’s class-action lawsuit

Court throws out University of Victoria graduate’s bid to recoup parking fee after pandemic shut down campus

Apr 13, 2022 9:49 AM Read more >

Bank of Canada raises overnight rate half a point, largest hike in two decades

More rate-hikes expected throughout 2022

Apr 13, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Province urges residents to prepare for floods and fires, check insurance

Warmer weather means it'll soon be wildfire season

Apr 12, 2022 3:21 PM Read more >

Former BC NDP president lobbying province for cannabis company

Work by onetime party insider on behalf of medical marijuana firm creates conflict of interest, expert says

Apr 12, 2022 2:44 PM Read more >

EVs, housing, opioid crisis on table as Trudeau meets with Victoria mayor

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked housing affordability, climate change and the opioid crisis with Mayor Lisa Helps at Victoria City Hall on Monday, as about 30 protesters outside hollered about vaccine mandates and freedom

Apr 12, 2022 9:42 AM Read more >