Economy, Law & Politics

Refugees expected to boost labour market, put pressure on rental housing, but questions remain about work skills, language training, financial support

Fundraisers for basics, financial and language services, lodging among the initiatives being donated or organized by Metro Vancouver entrepreneurs

The honeymoon’s over for Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal majority government. Controversy over Canada’s response to the terrorist attacks in Paris and ongoing global economic turmoil have seen to that.

It is always worrisome to press the Send button on a column and know it will be a few days before it reaches anyone. Such is the speed of changing news and the life of print journalism.

How can I boost sales and improve the customer experience during the holiday shopping season?

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending November 25. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

B.C. retailers posted another month of increasing sales in September that contrasted with a decrease nationally. Dollar-volume retail sales climbed for a second consecutive month to $5.96 billion, marking a 0.2% gain from August.

BC Securities Commission says Teresa Mitchell-Banks' departure 'a personnel matter'

Managing editor Timothy Renshaw on the news that caught his eye this week

The average weekly earnings for all workers in British Columbians increased in September, but remains...