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Talks break off in B.C. port dispute as bid to end multi-day lockout fails

Talks break off in B.C. port dispute as bid to end multi-day lockout fails

VANCOUVER — Contract negotiations in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia's ports since Monday have been called off.
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Sitting at a desk all day? Try these three stretches to relieve hip and lower-back pain

Sitting at a desk all day? Try these three stretches to relieve hip and lower-back pain

In Canada, we sit an average of 5.7 hours every day and a lot of Canadians spend too much of the day sedentary.
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Surrey recount confirms B.C. New Democrats win election majority

Surrey recount confirms B.C. New Democrats win election majority

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia New Democrats have a majority government of 47 seats after a recount in the riding of Surrey-Guildford concluded with the party's candidate just 22 votes ahead of his provincial Conservative rival.
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Former B.C. man and alleged associate of David Sidoo pleads guilty to stock fraud

Former B.C. man and alleged associate of David Sidoo pleads guilty to stock fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleges former B.C. resident Ronald Bauer hooked up with David Sidoo to conduct a pump and dump of Vancouver-based American Helium.
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B.C. restaurant sector relishes reflationary rate cuts

B.C. restaurant sector relishes reflationary rate cuts

Central bank’s successive rate cuts expected to put more money in consumers’ pockets.
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Freeland rallies a united front ahead of Trump’s return to White House

Freeland rallies a united front ahead of Trump’s return to White House

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is getting the band back together, seeking to rally a united front and co-ordinate a plan to deal with threats posed by the incoming Donald Trump presidency.
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Condo market slowdown underway in Vancouver, says report

Condo market slowdown underway in Vancouver, says report

Investors pulling back, leading to ‘grinding halt’ in condo sector
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Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister

Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister

VANCOUVER — Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labour dispute that triggered a lockout at British Columbia's ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this weekend.
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B.C. First Nation threatens legal challenge to Cariboo Gold mine

B.C. First Nation threatens legal challenge to Cariboo Gold mine

Xatśūll First Nation says Cariboo Gold mine project does not have their consent
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Canada's response to Trump deportation plan a key focus of revived cabinet committee

Canada's response to Trump deportation plan a key focus of revived cabinet committee

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's promise launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants has the Canadian government looking at its own border.
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