Economy, Law & Politics

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia (ICBA) is suing a former employee for fraud, claiming she created fictitious employee profiles while working as a benefits administrator to misappropriate approximately $70,00

What happened: B.C. among two provinces to post job losses in February Why it matters: Declines in employment come as economic concerns over coronavirus ramp up January job gains in B.C.

Worried health officials trying to track down source of new case, as it's not connected to travel

Finance Minister Carole James said Thursday she has Parkinson’s disease. She plans to carry on in her job for the time being but won’t run again. She delivered the news backed up by about two dozen friends and colleagues in the legislature.

A ‘trust trap’ arrangement recently netted formerly banned trader Richard Gozdek a $5,000 fine and one-year probation

College has repeatedly warned public about non-medical professionals

B.C. retailers saw modest positive momentum heading into 2020 with retail spending at bricks-and-mortar stores up 0.1% in December to $7.26 billion. This followed a 1.4% increase in November. Year-over-year, sales were up a mild 1.

B.C. has a new case of the COVID-19 virus infection, and the first that has rendered its carrier in critical condition locally. The latest case brings the total number of COVID-19 positives in B.C.

The coronavirus continues to rear its head in the economy, prompting the Bank of Canada to cut key interest rates by half a percentage point.

B.C. health officials ended March 3 with an announcement that there are now 12 cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In the morning of March 3, they announced the province's ninth case .