Economy, Law & Politics

The former cabinet minister won on the fifth ballot

Delaying tonight's (Feb. 5) announcement of the B.C. Liberal Party's new leader would not be in the public interest and delay the party's work on the upcoming Throne Speech and budget, a B.C. Supreme Court judge says

Number of known active infections represent the lowest total so far this year

The top executive at GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. - the operator of largest container port facility in Canada at the Port of Vancouver – has resigned, the company said this morning.

Province’s unemployment rate falls to 5.1%

B.C. retail sales increased 0.8% in November to $8.3 billion despite the drag of flooding and landslides in parts of the province. This reversed a 0.2% decline in October. Sales in the Vancouver metro area increased 0.

Callers claiming to be medical professionals tricking consumers into revealing personal health information

The petition said a Jan. 5 letter from leadership candidates shows members with residential addresses in parking lots, on a forestry road, or sharing email or phone numbers—but at differing addresses. Some people contacted by campaigns didn’t know they were party members

13 more die while infected with COVID-19 in B.C.

The population dipped by about 6,800 people from 2020 to 2021