Economy, Law & Politics

Trio of city councillors leaves Vancouver's NPA party

Colleen Hardwick, Lisa Dominato and Sarah Kirby-Yung upset over party’s appointment of John Coupar as mayoral candidate

Apr 21, 2021 3:00 PM Read more >

Meng wins bid to delay extradition proceedings by three months

The court has granted the application by Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou to postpone her extradition hearings by three months to August, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said today.

Apr 21, 2021 1:38 PM Read more >

‘Pertinent’ data delays new recommendations for AstraZeneca use in Canada

Committee cancelled media briefing earlier this week to review new data, says Canada’s top doctor

Apr 21, 2021 9:11 AM Read more >

B.C. inflation rises 2% in March

Year-over-year inflation in the province is below the national average of 2.2%

Apr 21, 2021 7:14 AM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit record high in fifth straight data update

Number of daily vaccinations lags far behind record total, despite significant widening of eligibility yesterday

Apr 20, 2021 4:41 PM Read more >

B.C. forecasts smaller deficits, slow recovery over next three years

Real GDP won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022, according to the Ministry of Finance

Apr 20, 2021 1:55 PM Read more >

B.C. budget extends business support programs

Budget lacking in its vision for a competitive, post-pandemic economy: GVBOT

Apr 20, 2021 1:55 PM Read more >

B.C. budget big on social and health care spending

Budget has no new taxes, $13 billion in new spending and $9.7 billion deficit

Apr 20, 2021 1:11 PM Read more >

Paul Mochrie is Vancouver’s new city manager

Mochrie served in acting role after Sadhu Johnston retired as city manager

Apr 20, 2021 11:11 AM Read more >

VPD looks to develop policy for use of facial recognition technology

Push comes after Canadian privacy commissioners blasted U.S. company for violating country’s privacy laws

Apr 20, 2021 11:04 AM Read more >