Economy, Law & Politics

Although Crown prosecutors blamed WorkSafeBC investigators for failing to follow proper investigation procedures in its handling of a fatal sawmill fire in Burns Lake in 2012, the B.C. New Democrats say the Liberal government, not WorkSafeBC, is at fault.

The B.C. Securities Commission is warning investors in B.C. to use "extreme caution" when investing in binary options offered through an Internet-based platform called RBOptions.

The City of Vancouver has stopped processing Bonnis Properties’ application to redevelop the Hollywood Theatre into a two-storey fitness facility.

The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6.6% in December, according to Statistics Canada data released January 10, continuing the province's trend of having a lower unemployment rate than the Canadian average.

Practical advice and insider information about investing in real estate, retirement savings, mortgage finance options and other areas will be discussed at the Investment Alternatives Conference in Vancouver February 15, hosted by Tina Mak International Real Estate Investment.

Two years after Premier Christy Clark announced a plan to get British Columbians back to work, the B.C. Jobs Plan has failed to deliver on its promised benefits, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

British Columbians are the least likely in the country to make contributions to a retirement savings plan (RSP) this year, according to the results of a Scotiabank poll released January 7.

Fighting proliferation of parking meters atop 2014 priority list for newly approved NBIA

Canadian companies are not investing enough in their own growth – and many don't know it – resulting in low productivity performance relative to other countries and a threat to the country's standard of living.

Canada’s global trade deficit increased in November as imports grew by 0.1% and exports remained unchanged, according to Statistics Canada data released January 7.