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Statistics Canada reports February wholesale trade figures up 0.3 per cent

Statistics Canada reports February wholesale trade figures up 0.3 per cent

OTTAWA — Wholesale trade, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.3 per cent to $85.7 billion in February, Statistics Canada said Monday.
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Rob Shaw: New CentreBC party may offer soft landing to the politically homeless

Rob Shaw: New CentreBC party may offer soft landing to the politically homeless

Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick hopes to catch the fallout from Conservative infighting and NDP overspending
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will release its inflation reading for March on Tuesday, the final economic data point ahead of the Bank of Canada interest rate decisio
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Poilievre pledges veterans' supports; Carney offers cheaper access to parks, museums

Poilievre pledges veterans' supports; Carney offers cheaper access to parks, museums

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to cut red tape and step up support for veterans Saturday, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to make visiting national parks and museums more affordable for Canadian families.
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Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Cutting off that relationship is not as viable as some would like.
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Trump tariffs, economy focus of Liberal, Conservative campaigns

Trump tariffs, economy focus of Liberal, Conservative campaigns

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump and his punishing tariffs got top billing in the federal election again Friday, as the third week of campaigning drew toward a close.
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B.C. judge uses Simpsons Duff Beer episode to explain failed lawsuit

B.C. judge uses Simpsons Duff Beer episode to explain failed lawsuit

B.C. judge muses 'life imitates art' before describing a failed class action lawsuit as a repeat of deceptive marketing practices carried out by the Duff Beer company in a 'notorious' Simpsons episode
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Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Ken Sim: ‘We have a fiduciary duty to do what's right for the City of Vancouver’
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Opinion: Time for B.C. to follow Chrétien government's lead on spending

Opinion: Time for B.C. to follow Chrétien government's lead on spending

B.C. needs a fiscal reset, and the Chrétien-Martin reforms offer a proven way forward
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B.C. lawyer who ‘flummoxed’ regulator agrees to 10-year ban

B.C. lawyer who ‘flummoxed’ regulator agrees to 10-year ban

Leonard Marriott made multiple mistakes and misled the court, according to two hearing panel rulings
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