Economy, Law & Politics

American multinational companies slip in total share of employment in B.C. but still far outpace any other country.

Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its members at Purolator won't handle any packages postmarked or identified as originating from the carrier.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index continued to rise Thursday, boosted by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower with the post-election rally appearing to be in the rearview mirror. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 60.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool. The S&P 500 dipped 0.6% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.6%.

Bill Majcher was a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association while working as an RCMP undercover operator.

OTTAWA — The NDP would remove the GST on all "essentials" if it forms the government after the next election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday.

Experts say cost of housing, global political uncertainty and economic hardship are just a few factors that have left people feeling discouraged.

USW filing complaint under CUSMA against Orla Mining over efforts to unionize

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby said he could sense the spirit of former British Columbia premier John Horgan at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday for 47 New Democrat members of the legislature. Horgan died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 65.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index climbed higher Wednesday, led by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed, hovering around recent highs reached in the wake of the presidential election.