Economy, Law & Politics

Homeless in DTES pose challenge for managing pandemic

Government imposes moratorium on evictions in subsidized housing but struggles to manage homeless

Mar 21, 2020 9:56 AM Read more >

New $3 million fund launched to help non-profits on front lines

Emergency grants will go to food banks, shelters and other charities cope with COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

COVID-19: B.C. orders all restaurants take-out-only as 77 new cases emerge

B.C. is ordering all restaurants closed for all but take-out and delivery services after revealing 77 new cases of COVID-19 in the province. “The reason that we are doing this is so that we can build a firewall,” B.C.

Mar 20, 2020 3:21 PM Read more >

Surrey looks to warehouses for sick as B.C. households asked to distance and isolate

Despite patchwork of municipal responses to COVID-19, message from Provincial Health Officer is clear: avoid other people

Mar 20, 2020 2:53 PM Read more >

Construction company sues City of Richmond over months of delays at firehall construction project

BIV's lawsuit of the week

Mar 20, 2020 12:00 PM Read more >

Stay away from islands, Haida Nation asks

Decision made to protect “cherished elders, language speakers and knowledge holders”

Mar 20, 2020 9:54 AM Read more >

COVID-19: Ottawa to help manufacturers ‘massively scale up production’ for medical supplies

Industry will be looking to a new program from Ottawa to shift manufacturing capabilities and expand production of medical supplies needed during the COVID-19 crisis.

Mar 20, 2020 8:49 AM Read more >

Alberta's credit rating gets another downgrade

DBRS downgrades Alberta's credit rating, puts Sask. and Newfoundland under review

Mar 19, 2020 5:36 PM Read more >

COVID-19 update: B.C. has 40 new cases in past day for 271 total, with eight deaths

What happened: Officials have identified 40 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 271 in B.C. There have been eight deaths, up one from the total reported yesterday .

Mar 19, 2020 3:07 PM Read more >

Vancouver has officially declared a local state of emergency

'We do feel that there are a number of measures that we may need to take in the coming days'

Mar 19, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >