Economy, Law & Politics

Developer Concord Pacific is heading to court in an attempt to stop the False Creek Residents Association from having the company’s sales centre removed from a piece of property long destined to have a park built on it.

Understanding cultural traditions seen as key to tapping Surrey-India business opportunities

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its projection of Canada’s economic growth for 2014, the organization announced July 24.

NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe defended his party’s decision not to hold a nomination meeting to select its candidates for the civic election in November.

Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) are Canadians’ top choice when it comes to where to invest their money, according to Manulife Financial.

More than four years after the RCMP rented three cruise ships as floating hotels for cops and soldiers at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, a judge in Washington, D.C. has awarded US$19 million plus interest to the charter company the Mounties originally hired.

The province breached its duty to consult with a northern British Columbia first nation on a mine in their traditional territory, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.

Although the city says it’s prepared to pay what it calls “fair market value” for the Arbutus Corridor lands, it remains uncertain if a deal can be reached with owner CP.

A Vancouver resident – a former notary public – and two companies under her control committed fraud worth $100 million, found the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC).

The recent news that Dalhousie University in Halifax – and reportedly some 20 other universities across the country – is investigating whether to sever its ties with large businesses that deal in fossil fuels provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the true purpose of the university.