Economy, Law & Politics

Canada is part of a coalition of 62 countries calling for an “independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the World Health Organization’s timeline of actions pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With Ottawa and other global health authorities urging people to wear face masks in public in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, Metro Vancouver’s Chinese-Canadian community hopes mask wearing will now become less stigmatized.

Pandemic boosts trust in government, Edelman survey finds

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended May 14, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

B.C.’s economic recovery relies on how the United States emerges from COVID-19

As expected, Canada suffered another month of record-shattering job loss in April as containment measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 kept workers at home and shuttered workplaces temporarily, leading to a swath of layoffs across the country.

B.C. deaths now total 141, new infections in Fraser Health Authority

The B.C. government has purchased the Comfort Inn and Suites in Victoria for $18.5 million to provide temporary shelter with supports for 65 people living in homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue.

New community outbreak is detected at Oppenheimer Group in Coquitlam; another at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Ottawa’s rollout of COVID-related restrictions and programs on Friday, saying items such as the Canada-U.S.