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Opinion: Who needs an integrity commissioner? Not Vancouver, it seems

Opinion: Who needs an integrity commissioner? Not Vancouver, it seems

City council is freezing Lisa Southern’s power to report to the public on complaints
Federal government posts $3.9B deficit in April, May

Federal government posts $3.9B deficit in April, May

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.9 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared to a $1.5 billion surplus for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $6.5 billion, or 8.
Treasury Board president Anita Anand meets with Whistler businesses

Treasury Board president Anita Anand meets with Whistler businesses

Mayor Jack Crompton encourages dialogue between commercial landlords and tenants in light of recent local business closures
Opinion: Renewed U.K. trade talks could unlock B.C. resource potential

Opinion: Renewed U.K. trade talks could unlock B.C. resource potential

A new Labour government across the pond could lead to opportunities for Canadian critical minerals
Seaspan brings marine training program to Indigenous youth

Seaspan brings marine training program to Indigenous youth

The three year training program helps create pathways for young people from the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations to enter the skilled trades
Flyers, price-matching, local stores: How Canadians' grocery habits have changed

Flyers, price-matching, local stores: How Canadians' grocery habits have changed

Whether they’re shopping at multiple stores, flipping through flyers or seeking out independent grocers, many Canadians say they have changed their grocery shopping habits in recent years as a response to high inflation and, for some, growing distrus
Editorial: Cool rhetoric as we sort out health funding

Editorial: Cool rhetoric as we sort out health funding

Between 2010 and 2023, neither B.C. nor Newfoundland received a single dollar of equalization payouts.
Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

The original concept for the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games called for the opening ceremony to be held in the Inner Harbour on floating barges with bleachers
Vancouver celebrates 80th anniversary of sister city relationship with Odesa

Vancouver celebrates 80th anniversary of sister city relationship with Odesa

B.C.'s Ukrainian leaders call on Vancouver council for use of theatre, spot to place historical statue.
Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study

Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study

VANCOUVER — A researcher who looked into deaths during the eight hottest days of B.C.'s deadly heat dome says that equitably addressing the impacts of climate change would mean placing a larger focus on people living in poverty.