Economy, Law & Politics

By Andrew Fleming, Vancouver Courier For the first time in 12 years, the Coalition of Progressive Electors is running a candidate for mayor. Meena Wong was chosen Sept.

British Columbia’s unemployment rate grew to 6.1% in August from 5.9% in July, Statistics Canada announced September 5.

Canada Post officially opened its 700,000 square-foot processing plant in Richmond on September 4. The struggling company said the new facility will help it grow its parcel and e-commerce business.

Merchandise exports from Canada increased 1.4% in July to $45 billion, Statistics Canada reported September 4, driven in large part by a 9.7% jump in motor vehicles and parts. The majority of these exports were to the United States, where a 1.

The country’s central bank will be maintaining its overnight rate target at 1%, the level it has been for the past four years.

The costs associated with running the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) have tripled since 2006, according to a Fraser Institute report released September 3.

Daveed Zarr made false statements and illegally traded securities, according to a British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel, the BCSC announced September 2.

Many company owners in Surrey are passing up available programs, city business leaders say

Real gross domestic product grew by 0.8% in 2014’s second quarter – the biggest quarterly gain since Q3 of 2011 – Statistics Canada announced August 29.

Canada Post Corporation is reporting a profit of $67 million in 2014’s second quarter, the Crown corporation announced August 27, citing a decrease in employee benefit costs and increasing parcel deliveries.