Economy, Law & Politics

BC Green Party leader wins defamation case appeal

Lower court said article ‘poorly written,’ lacked credibility, couldn’t be defamatory

Apr 30, 2020 2:17 PM Read more >

UPDATE: B.C. courts technologically lacking: chief justice

‘Governments of all stripes have not prioritized funding for the courts’ - Attorney General David Eby

Apr 30, 2020 1:34 PM Read more >

B.C.’s road to recovery: Governments peer anxiously at post-COVID-19 horizon

Municipal, provincial officials aim to mitigate damage while considering their next moves

Apr 30, 2020 12:00 PM Read more >

Canadian NATO helicopter crash: ‘Heartbreak and loss for so many’

One confirmed dead, five missing

Apr 30, 2020 8:51 AM Read more >

COVID-19 identified at Port Coquitlam chicken plant

Sofina Foods Inc. is the second poultry plant in the Tri-Cities that has identified COVID-19 among its workers in the last week

Apr 29, 2020 3:54 PM Read more >

Four more seniors die in B.C. care homes as outbreaks at those facilities increase

New outbreak announced at Surrey's Residence at Clayton Heights

Apr 29, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

B.C. extends state of emergency by another two weeks

B.C. Premier John Horgan said details are coming on the province's economic re-opening

Apr 29, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

Free parking in Vancouver coming to an end

City manager warns council that revenues will not be at pre-pandemic levels

Apr 29, 2020 9:52 AM Read more >

Vancouver council unanimous in vote to cut 10 per cent from salaries

Cuts to 11 politicians’ salaries translates to $108,000 in savings

Apr 29, 2020 9:42 AM Read more >

Reforms could have lessened COVID impact on care homes, say advocates

A group of public health care advocates on the Sunshine Coast says the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care homes could have been lessened if Health Minister Adrian Dix had addressed concerns about privately owned and operated facilities earlier.

Apr 29, 2020 9:23 AM Read more >