Economy, Law & Politics

What small businesses can expect from the Liberal minority government

Pressure on reducing credit-card interchange fees may ramp up; ban on single-use plastics may also take place

Oct 23, 2019 4:10 PM Read more >

BCBC downgrades BC’s economic growth forecast

BCBC warns slower economic growth could impact provincial revenue projections

Oct 23, 2019 3:12 PM Read more >

Province investigating dozens of claims of unpaid work at Burnaby company

A director of the company was ordered to pay more than $7k to nine employees in August, and dozens more claims are being investigated

Oct 23, 2019 10:47 AM Read more >

Board upholds firing of Burnaby fraud investigator for media leaks

Sylvie Therrien said she was fired for blowing the whistle on government wrongdoing

Oct 23, 2019 10:39 AM Read more >

Richmond investors warned about pyramid share scheme

The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) is warning investors in Richmond about a type of pyramid scheme which sells virtual “shares.” According to the BCSC, the B.C.

Oct 23, 2019 10:30 AM Read more >

Jagmeet Singh vows to keep up Trans Mountain fight in minority Parliament

The morning after Canada’s 43rd federal election, Jagmeet Singh vowed to keep fighting the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Oct 23, 2019 10:13 AM Read more >

Trampoline death: Richmond park staff not trained, says coroner

Grim details also highlighted that the three staff members had no idea how to administer first aid or how to respond in an emergency

Oct 23, 2019 10:07 AM Read more >

How the West was lost

B.C. could be a lonely Western voice in Ottawa, now that Liberals are shut out of Alberta and Saskatchewan

Oct 22, 2019 5:38 PM Read more >

Check out this interactive map for full election results by riding

Click here to see full election results, broken down by riding, as released by Elections Canada.

Oct 22, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Former Liberal Jody Wilson-Raybould will sit as lone Independent in the Commons

VANCOUVER — Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says her victory as an Independent candidate sends a message to Ottawa about the need for change in the country's politics.

Oct 22, 2019 10:50 AM Read more >