Economy, Law & Politics

Feds unlikely to provide additional rent support; banks asked to step up

The federal government is unlikely to step into provincial jurisdictions to provide rent support for residential renters across the country, despite announcing earlier a similar plan for supporting small-business rent.

May 1, 2020 9:47 AM Read more >

Trudeau takes break from COVID theme, announces military-grade gun ban

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau took a break from announcing COVID-19-related policy on Friday, officially banning military-grade assault weapons in Canada effective immediately.

May 1, 2020 8:28 AM Read more >

Updated: Members still paying fees at Steve Nash Fitness despite insolvency

Legal experts say the company continues to operate because it hasn’t declared bankruptcy

Apr 30, 2020 4:18 PM Read more >

Richmond resident caught selling 1,500 fake COVID-19 test kits

More than 1,500 fake COVID-19 testing kits have been seized from a Richmond resident by the RCMP in partnership with Health Canada.

Apr 30, 2020 3:25 PM Read more >

BCCDC sees spike in cleaning product exposure calls

The BC Centre for Disease Control says there has been a 60 per cent spike in calls related to household cleaner exposure since mid-March, when British Columbians began staying home due to COVID-19

Apr 30, 2020 3:19 PM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in B.C.

82 people are hospitalized from COVID-19 in B.C. – down from high of 149 on April 6

Apr 30, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

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 >