Economy, Law & Politics

B.C. to require flush toilets at large construction sites

Details of the new rules are still being worked out, but flush toilets will be required on sites with 25 workers or more

Oct 18, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

B.C. film sector readies for new post-strike business reality

Steeper competition from jurisdictions with better tax credit systems looms

Oct 18, 2023 8:08 AM Read more >

New rules for short‑term rentals in B.C. put investment and retirement plans into disarray

B.C. is striving to open up thousands of short-term rental units to the long-term market

Oct 18, 2023 7:55 AM Read more >

BC Hydro considered if pot-testing policy was disqualifying too many job candidates

An internal briefing note from the Crown corporation suggests policy may have unnecessarily weeded out qualified candidates who posed no safety risk

Oct 18, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver to host global mass-timber conference in 2025

Biennial Woodrise conference is set to bring more than 3,000 people to the Vancouver Convention Centre

Oct 17, 2023 4:20 PM Read more >

B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce violated the BC Consumer Protection Act, according to inspectors

Oct 17, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C. junior miner goes to court over permitting delays

Company takes issue with mine minister’s statement on aboriginal ownership of land

Oct 17, 2023 3:16 PM Read more >

Freeland considering action on short-term rentals after B.C. announces crackdown

'This is a positive and important step in the right direction in an area of provincial jurisdiction.'

Oct 17, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

Banking regulator's proposals on mortgage rules lack stakeholder support

Banking regulator might not move ahead with some proposed tightening of its mortgage lending rules

Oct 17, 2023 11:55 AM Read more >

Industry minister wants grocers to be more 'forthcoming' on plans to stabilize prices

The Liberal government summoned the heads of the companies to meet in Ottawa last month, demanding that they present plans to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving or face potential tax measures.

Oct 17, 2023 9:55 AM Read more >