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Vision promises to keep economic focus on tech and tourism

Vision promises to keep economic focus on tech and tourism

Vancouver’s mayor is pledging low taxes and to focus on tech and tourism in a bid to grow the city’s economy
Robertson talks tech, talent and transit

Robertson talks tech, talent and transit

In the weeks leading up to the November 15 municipal election, Business in Vancouver will interview the mayoral candidates for Vision, the NPA and COPE
Rollercoaster of a ride

Rollercoaster of a ride

Stock markets have a down and up week
Digesting core issues in Apple’s fourth quarter, online video appetites up, robots take centre stage

Digesting core issues in Apple’s fourth quarter, online video appetites up, robots take centre stage

By Timothy Renshaw The shot to the heart of government and sleepy homeland security in Canada from the fatal October 22 Parliament Hill gun battle likewise sent shockwaves through the TSX .
What would you sacrifice to live in Lotus Land? A lot, apparently.

What would you sacrifice to live in Lotus Land? A lot, apparently.

Mountains. The ocean. Warm-ish winters. Here in Vancouver, we like to think we are the envy of the rest of the country, and quite often this is for good reason
B.C. consumer prices see lowest gains as Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% in September

B.C. consumer prices see lowest gains as Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% in September

British Columbians experienced the lowest gains in the consumer price index (CPI) across the country as Canada’s annual inflation rate of inflation eased to 2% in September.
Will $15 a day child care boost Canada’s economy?

Will $15 a day child care boost Canada’s economy?

Many parents across Metro Vancouver are paying the equivalent of a second mortgage for child care — if, that is, they can manage to snag a hard-to-come-by spot at a daycare
Executives confident about economy, but not planning M&A activity: EY

Executives confident about economy, but not planning M&A activity: EY

The economies across Canada and worldwide are stable or on the upswing, say executives, but...
NPA makes push for LNG jobs in Vancouver

NPA makes push for LNG jobs in Vancouver

Saying Vancouver hasn’t prospered in the past six years under Mayor Gregor Robertson and his ruling party, NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe unveiled a multi-prong plan Tuesday that aims to boost the city’s economy and increase the supply of family
McCallum in the lead in Surrey’s mayoral race

McCallum in the lead in Surrey’s mayoral race

Doug McCallum, the mayoral candidate for the Safe Surrey Coalition party, leads the pack in the upcoming Surrey municipal election