Economy, Law & Politics

B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. has now detected 627 cases of mutant strains of the COVID-19 virus.

Mar 10, 2021 2:48 PM Read more >

Vaccines to boost B.C. economy more than previously expected: RBC

Real GDP expected to grow 5.9% in 2021 — up notably from previous projections

Mar 10, 2021 7:10 AM Read more >

Glacier Media to sell JWN Energy in deal worth up to $8m

Calgary-based geoLOGIC set to acquire JWN by end of week

Mar 9, 2021 9:54 PM Read more >

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.

Mar 9, 2021 3:14 PM Read more >

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada

Mar 9, 2021 2:54 PM Read more >

‘Telus failed us’ over vaccine call centres, says B.C. health minister

Vancouver telecom giant says it’s adding hundreds of call centre workers to assist efforts to book vaccine appointments

Mar 9, 2021 11:34 AM Read more >

Vancouver police board to appeal council’s decision to 'cut' VPD budget

Rare move has precedence in battle involving Esquimalt city council and Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board

Mar 9, 2021 11:15 AM Read more >

Influential Women in Business Awards: Carol Liao

Q&A: Director, Centre for Business Law, University of British Columbia

Mar 9, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

Bonnie Henry has ‘hope’ sports and religious services can resume in ‘coming weeks’

First death from COVID-19 in B.C. was announced one year ago tomorrow.

Mar 8, 2021 2:51 PM Read more >

Vaccine call centre provider ‘needs to step up’ amid first-day booking bottlenecks

Online vaccine booking only available in one of B.C.’s health regions

Mar 8, 2021 2:49 PM Read more >