Economy, Law & Politics

Surrey proposes tax hikes and more debt

Proposed budget sees tax hikes across the board as police transition costs soar and Newton is set to get a new community centre

Nov 18, 2020 3:06 PM Read more >

Officials investigating downed B.C. Legislature website

No official confirmation or denial of a cyber security threat during an extraordinary interruption to government services

Nov 18, 2020 2:44 PM Read more >

Surrey police transition costs skyrocket

No new Surrey RCMP officers planned in 2021, as new municipal force will be delayed until late 2022

Nov 18, 2020 2:31 PM Read more >

CBSA official only consulted Wikipedia on research into national security concerns surrounding Meng Wanzhou

One of the border officials who dealt with the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Nov 18, 2020 2:12 PM Read more >

COVID-19 spread in B.C. remains at record levels as new health orders loom

Premier John Horgan said he expects new health orders to come November 19

Nov 18, 2020 1:37 PM Read more >

BC Greens lose seat in judicial recount

Liberal incumbent Jordan Sturdy hangs onto West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky by his fingernails

Nov 18, 2020 10:58 AM Read more >

Vancouver mayor wants federal government to decriminalize simple possession of drugs

Kennedy Stewart to introduce motion at council meeting that requests federal exemption under country’s drug laws

Nov 18, 2020 8:32 AM Read more >

Meng lawyers again questioning CBSA note-taking practices at extradition hearing

The Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings continued Tuesday afternoon in a shortened session, where both Crown counsel Diba Majzub and defence lawyer Mona Duckett questioned Canada Border Services Agency superintendent Sanjit Dhillon.

Nov 17, 2020 3:08 PM Read more >

B.C. sees record 11 COVID-19 deaths in a day, as hospitalizations reach record high

The province also recorded a record 717 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours

Nov 17, 2020 2:29 PM Read more >

Could a Biden ‘bait-and-switch’ help Canada’s economic recovery?

Experts unpack what’s next for Canada-U.S. relationship at Greater Vancouver Board of Trade panel

Nov 17, 2020 1:24 PM Read more >