Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Economy, Law & Politics

This Vancouver start-up is helping women shop for cars more easily

This Vancouver start-up is helping women shop for cars more easily

The B.C. auto industry is evolving to open doors for more women to come in, say experts.
Read more >
Costs quadruple for North Shore sewage treatment plant to $3.86B

Costs quadruple for North Shore sewage treatment plant to $3.86B

North Van and West Van taxpayers could face increases of $725 per household annually as project costs balloon.
Read more >
B.C. businesses, unions push back on war on natural gas

B.C. businesses, unions push back on war on natural gas

New lobby group wants municipalities to pump the brakes on natural gas bans for new builds
Read more >
S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, one day after breaking record

S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, one day after breaking record

Canada's main stock index took a breather Friday, closing down more than 100 points a day after setting a new all-time closing high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 103.18 points at 21,984.08. On Thursday, it closed at 22,087.
Read more >
Don’t let meetings and emails dominate. Make more time for creation, learning and ideation

Don’t let meetings and emails dominate. Make more time for creation, learning and ideation

Understanding how your work is divided can help you make better use of your time each day
Read more >
Principles, people, philanthropy part of Louie family’s 120 years of success

Principles, people, philanthropy part of Louie family’s 120 years of success

Brandt Louie, chair and CEO of H.Y. Louie and London Drugs, reflects on the core values that helped shape one of the largest and longest-standing businesses in B.C.
Read more >
Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January

Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January

OTTAWA — The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $25.7 billion as of the end of January for the current fiscal year.
Read more >
B.C.'s Haida Nation to have title over all of Haida Gwaii

B.C.'s Haida Nation to have title over all of Haida Gwaii

Aboriginal law experts question how private lands can coexist with communal aboriginal title
Read more >
Rob Shaw: How B.C.'s first Seniors Advocate transformed elderly care

Rob Shaw: How B.C.'s first Seniors Advocate transformed elderly care

Isobel Mackenzie leaves behind a legacy of advocacy that led to meaningful policy changes in seniors care
Read more >
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers.
Read more >