Economy, Law & Politics

Municipal auditor general. On their own or strung together, they’re words that would send even politically engaged voters to dreamland. But the debate raging over Premier Christy Clark’s commitment to appoint one ought to wake you up – because it’s your wallet at stake.

The proliferation of murder and hijacking in waters off Africa’s Somali coast is affecting virtually every shipping company doing business in B.C.

Large-scale energy efficiency is rapidly becoming a focal point for many sustainability programs throughout the United States and Canada.

Supreme Court of Canada judgment clears way for simpler showdown

Deal-makers hit UBC fairways in BIV-Association for Corporate Growth event

Vancouver startups sign deals with multinationals. Technologies from Pakit and Enwave innovating in arenas that have been static for decades

Vancouver Giants Western Hockey League games among events that could be disrupted as union workers seek cost-of-living raise and better job security

With downtown vacancy rates at multi-year lows, few companies want to move locations, prompting property managers and brokerage firms to find new ways to market office space

B.C.’s July inflation at 1.7% year-over-year ?14.4% ?7.2% ?4.9% ?2.3% July prices (fresh vegetables) July prices (meat) July prices (grocery bills) July prices (restaurant meals) A significant increase in the cost of fresh vegetables (14.