Economy, Law & Politics

Class action claims province, lottery corporation promote ‘dangerous’ video slot machines that deceive gamblers like ‘loaded dice’

BIV's lawsuit of the week

Feb 21, 2020 11:00 AM Read more >

Budgets, bridges and blockades

Premier John Horgan spoke about the budget and ongoing crisis with blockades at GVBOT address

Feb 21, 2020 10:02 AM Read more >

Privacy watchdogs probe facial recognition technology

Police-affiliated company to be investigated by B.C., Alberta, Quebec, federal commissioners

Feb 21, 2020 9:20 AM Read more >

Halting Coastal GasLink is 'not an option': Horgan

B.C. premier talks to press about 2030 Winter Olympic proposals and pipeline protests

Feb 20, 2020 12:47 PM Read more >

Watchdog declines to investigate Wet'suwet'en complaints against RCMP

An RCMP watchdog is declining to conduct an investigation into complaints against the RCMP for the way it has handled the enforcement of an injunction against Wet’suwet’en protesters and their supporters at the Coastal GasLink blockade near Houston,

Feb 20, 2020 10:09 AM Read more >

First B.C. COVID-19 patient recovers

North American stock markets hit record highs as investors show ambivalence to possible global slowdown

Feb 19, 2020 1:25 PM Read more >

Regulator infers money laundering or tax evasion by Vancouver mutual fund dealer

Ex-CIBC dealer Meng Xi Li handled millions of dollars for family members

Feb 18, 2020 2:02 PM Read more >

Budget 2020: Tax revenue on income above $220,000 to triple

Top income earners will see provincial tax rate on income above that threshold increase by 22%

Feb 18, 2020 1:19 PM Read more >

Budget 2020: Eight highlights from hundreds of pages

From new taxes to economic estimates, here are eight highlights from the NDP’s third budget

Feb 18, 2020 1:09 PM Read more >

B.C. budget stays balanced, provides new benefits for families

New child benefit kicks in this year, as do new taxes on pop, vaping, but no relief for business

Feb 18, 2020 1:05 PM Read more >