Economy, Law & Politics

The Bank of Canada is again trying to send help to the ailing economy amid COVID-19 fears. The BoC is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75%.

B.C. businesses tied to commodities, tourism and events will be bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 fallout from the outset, according to the chief economist of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

Prime Minister vows help for workers, business hurt by virus containment measures

Physicians’ regulator sought $22,000 fine, judge orders $5,000

A temporary halt kicked off trading on the Canadian markets Thursday morning (March 12) following a 1,300-point plunge on the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Circuit breakers were triggered moments after markets opened across North America at 6:30 a.m.

Average one-year change for largest companies dropped to -0.9% from 14.3%

Another seven cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been revealed in B.C. on Wednesday afternoon.

Stock promoter involved in U.S. college admissions scandal signed plea agreement resulting in an agreed three-month jail sentence for fraud

B.C. has reported 7 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the province's total to 39. Two of the new cases are health care workers at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Tuesday.

The plan includes health-related spending and measures to support workers, employers