Economy, Law & Politics

Federal government’s multibillion-dollar aid package seen as just the first lifeline for business in a stark economic landscape unfolding for B.C. and the rest of Canada

What happened: B.C.

Filing and payment of new employer health tax deferred, carbon tax increase halted

$2.2 billion will support businesses and B.C.'s economic recovery

Part of a series that looks at how local businesses, big and small, are coping with the economic fallout of COVID-19

Workers say social-distancing, hand washing measures not implemented on some sites

What happened: PM announces $5b in additional support to farmers, nearly $200m for vaccine production and a new advertising campaign to educate Canadians on staying at home Why it matters: Public officials have been growing increasingly exasperated b

Long-term care facilities hard hit, new restrictions on visits being implemented

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 March 18, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart reiterated a plea Sunday (March 22) to all residents to stay two metres apart when in public after seeing reports on the weekend of people hosting picnics, participating in soccer games and playing “beer pong.