Economy, Law & Politics

Pandemic prompts Starbucks to close up to 200 Canadian stores

Trend toward working from home – fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic – is likely to hurt coffee shops, says analyst

Jun 10, 2020 10:57 AM Read more >

Legal services demand warming up alongside economy

COVID-19 pandemic has created new issues in employment, family and estates law

Jun 10, 2020 7:00 AM Read more >

Law firms help navigate uncharted waters

Lawyers field major uptick in privacy and employment law queries

Jun 10, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

Two-thirds of Canadians intend to get COVID-19 vaccine, about half wearing masks in public: survey

Over two-thirds of Canadians intend to get vaccinated and many are choosing to wear masks as the economy slowly reopens, according to the latest poll from Leger.

Jun 9, 2020 3:02 PM Read more >

Bonnie Henry 'disappointed' that protesters broke health regulations

B.C.'s provincial health officer had banned gatherings that include more than 50 people

Jun 9, 2020 3:02 PM Read more >

Fitness Depot e-commerce operations hit by privacy breach

Names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and credit card numbers possibly affected

Jun 9, 2020 2:32 PM Read more >

Vancouver councillors consistent in call for cut to police budget

Councillors say they received ‘hundreds’ of emails to ‘defund police’

Jun 9, 2020 10:58 AM Read more >

Public registries to combat money laundering should be free: experts

But registries that have limited enforcement are not as effective as those that have more proactive, and costly, verification processes

Jun 9, 2020 10:46 AM Read more >

BIV exclusive: Buyer confirmed for Steve Nash Fitness

The identity of the successful bidder and terms of the bid have not yet been disclosed

Jun 9, 2020 9:23 AM Read more >

Feds will go after ‘deliberate fraudsters’ of CERB, warns Trudeau

PM also defends lack of fiscal update amid pandemic

Jun 9, 2020 8:34 AM Read more >