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Aviation loan write-off hits HSBC Bank Canada profit

Aviation loan write-off hits HSBC Bank Canada profit

Vancouver-based bank achieved highest quarterly operating income in a decade
Jim Pattison: Bright spots in economy remain, but labour trend is key

Jim Pattison: Bright spots in economy remain, but labour trend is key

Despite the mounting challenges facing the economy – inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, labour shortages and high government deficits – Vancouver magnate Jim Pattison is keeping a positive perspective.
Metro Vancouver defers vote to oppose LNG plant expansion

Metro Vancouver defers vote to oppose LNG plant expansion

FortisBC claimed Metro staff submitted an inaccurate and imbalanced report recommending Metro Vancouver oppose the Tilbury LNG expansion plant in Delta, B.C.
Vancouver City Hall will return $500,000 to Formula E promoter to be used for refunds

Vancouver City Hall will return $500,000 to Formula E promoter to be used for refunds

In one of its final moves before the civic election campaign, Vancouver city council decided to give up the $500,000 deposit paid by the Montreal-based promoter of the cancelled electric car race and festival, on the condition that it use the money t
B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the virus are low in B.C.
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at two Whistler restaurants

Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at two Whistler restaurants

Public health officials advise people who dined at Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar or Il Caminetto from July 4 to 20 to monitor for symptoms, but say the risk of transmission is low.
Lawsuit of the week: Ahead of lengthy trial over alleged construction defects, companies behind downtown Vancouver’s Shangri-La tower haggle with

Lawsuit of the week: Ahead of lengthy trial over alleged construction defects, companies behind downtown Vancouver’s Shangri-La tower haggle with

The group of companies behind the luxury Shangri-La tower in downtown Vancouver is taking XL Insurance Company Ltd .
B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalizations tick down slightly

B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalizations tick down slightly

While hospitalizations have dropped, deaths have grown over the past week
Does ICBC still need hefty legal department to beat claims backlog?

Does ICBC still need hefty legal department to beat claims backlog?

Documents obtained via FOI show the insurer spent $26 million on legal services department salaries between April 2020 and March 2021
Ex-Vancouver mayor's old juice company sues for $570,700 in fraud losses

Ex-Vancouver mayor's old juice company sues for $570,700 in fraud losses

Gregor Robertson and Randal Ius started Happy Planet in 1994