Economy, Law & Politics

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.

The City of Vancouver is suing Draeger Safety Canada and Drager Safety UK for supplying allegedly defective breathing apparatuses that put the lives of firefighters in danger.

All three mayoral candidates have close ties to departing mayor

The Vancouver Board of Trade (VBOT) is back from the brink.

A slightly weaker global economy, the province’s soft job market and delays in the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom are making the Business Council of B.C. (BCBC) to scale backs its economic forecasts in the coming year.