Economy, Law & Politics

As economic uncertainty clouds B.C.'s political future, BIV sets the election's business agenda and poses 10 key economic questions

An improving private-sector investment climate and a housing boom has helped the construction sector post some of the strongest job gains of any other sector in B.C.’s economy over the past decade.

NDP leader Adrian Dix was the only politician of any stripe to accept an invitation to celebrate Catalyst Paper’s re-entry to the Toronto Stock Exchange.

B.C. jobs minister Pat Bell has announced that he is withdrawing his nomination in the upcoming provincial election and is leaving politics due to medical concerns.

B.C.’s economy will pick up steam in 2013, Central 1 Credit Union predicts in a new economic forecast.

The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch's East Vancouver warehouse is on the move – but where, when and who will be involved is a mystery.

Vancouver’s economic growth will accelerate to 2.9% this year from 2.5% in 2012, according to a Conference Board of Canada projection released this morning.

Premier Christy Clark's September 10, 2012, meeting in Hong Kong with tycoon Li Ka-shing was all about liquefied natural gas – despite the visit being pitched as an exploration of general trade opportunities.

After 37 years, Sandy's Furniture owner teams up with daughter in one of Lower Mainland's longest-running furniture stores

Bucking national trend of increased spending, province’s growth expected to remain sluggish