Economy, Law & Politics

B.C. nears 500,000 fully vaccinated, as new infections stay low

Hospitalizations and ICU patient numbers are at new seven month lows.

Jun 11, 2021 2:49 PM Read more >

Region’s top law firms recover from pandemic year

Median one-year growth rate in the number of lawyers doubled over the past year

Jun 11, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

Lawsuit of the week: Manufacturer’s display cases contain ‘volatile’ compounds harmful to museum artifacts, UBC claims

More than 10,000 artifacts at Museum of Anthropology at risk from storage in Italian manufacturer's cases, university says in civil claim

Jun 11, 2021 12:02 PM Read more >

Yellow Pages continues to face ‘pattern of complaints’

Some small businesses are now taking legal action against former phone book giant

Jun 11, 2021 9:45 AM Read more >

Ottawa’s immigration push raises prosperity questions

Federal government aims to bring in 1.2 million immigrants over three years

Jun 11, 2021 8:42 AM Read more >

B.C. small-business optimism stays buoyant

Small-business confidence in B.C.

Jun 11, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall in 34th consecutive data update, to 1,910

Four more die in B.C. from COVID-19, raising province's death toll from disease to 1,729

Jun 10, 2021 3:36 PM Read more >

B.C. not budging on July 1 date for Stage 3 of reopening plan

Growing vaccination rates offer hope B.C.’s reopening plan on track

Jun 10, 2021 3:30 PM Read more >

Vancouver votes down plan to delay climate action

Vancouver city council voted down a staff recommendation to delay a zero-emissions building plan to help reduce a backlog in building permit applications — three other measures passed

Jun 10, 2021 2:43 PM Read more >

Casino employees sue Great Canadian Gaming for wrongful termination

Gambling conglomerate axed employees at Casino Nanaimo after prolonged layoff

Jun 10, 2021 1:22 PM Read more >