Economy, Law & Politics

The Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT) is lobbying for an inter-municipal business licence system to allow Surrey businesses to operate freely across the Lower Mainland.

Vancouver councillor George Affleck is opposing the City of Vancouver ’s proposed 2012 operating budget, claiming that tax increases are higher than represented. “They’re spinning it as a 2.

As global investors look for signs of economic improvement, any sliver of good news is driving market gains, according to a report released by CIBC World Markets Inc.

The Education Improvement Act, introduced yesterday by the province, suspends teachers’ strike action, sets a cooling-off period and appoints a mediator to facilitate bargaining.

Alleged fraud, accountant negligence at heart of civil suits

Richmond papermaker’s creditor protection plan has coastal communities kicking diversification strategies into overdrive

Jim Green , former City of Vancouver councillor and renowned social and community advocate, died early Tuesday morning after losing his battle with lung cancer.

A West Vancouver couple has filed suit against the Bank of Montreal (BMO) over term deposits which, the couple alleges, were not repaid by the bank on maturity.

From “Canada’s future is in the west” to “a new era of economics and politics,” recent headlines detailing the newly released 2011 census data paint a picture of a re-orientation of both population and economic activity away from Central Canada and toward the West.