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Emails reveal months of TikTok spyware fears at B.C. cybersecurity department

Emails reveal months of TikTok spyware fears at B.C. cybersecurity department

A year before U.S. lawmakers targeted TikTok, B.C. government cybersecurity department scrambled to remove the app.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. ready to get tough on tech titans with sweeping legislation

Rob Shaw: B.C. ready to get tough on tech titans with sweeping legislation

From sextortion to eating disorders, province targets platforms and companies endangering youth
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Wholesale sales rose 0.1 per cent in January: Statistics Canada

Wholesale sales rose 0.1 per cent in January: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.1 per cent to $82.4 billion in January.
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As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick's Day with fewer raised glasses

As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick's Day with fewer raised glasses

TORONTO — The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of them will be indulging in alcohol.
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Les Leyne: U.S. ambassador talks protocol, treaties and softwood lumber

Les Leyne: U.S. ambassador talks protocol, treaties and softwood lumber

Advice to Canada’s ambassador to Germany John Horgan is be yourself. On softwood lumber, U.S. sees Canadian practices as discriminatory, he says.
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International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

OTTAWA — When Gobindbir Singh describes the stress international students are under, he remembers a young man who called in tears.
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Toronto the latest 2026 World Cup host to disclose its FIFA contracts

Toronto the latest 2026 World Cup host to disclose its FIFA contracts

Canadian Taxpayers Federation: "Any kind of redaction with these documents, with agreements to spend taxpayer money, that’s a problem."
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B.C. law to recover health costs from companies behind harmful products: AG Sharma

B.C. law to recover health costs from companies behind harmful products: AG Sharma

VICTORIA — British Columbia introduced proposed legislation Thursday that would allow it to sue for health-related costs over damages by companies like social-media giants and energy drink manufacturers whose products could cause harm.
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Vancouver appoints new development manager, still silent on chief planner

Vancouver appoints new development manager, still silent on chief planner

Corrie Okell will take on the role of general manager of development, buildings and licensing, replacing Andrea Law who has been with the city for 34 years.
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B.C.’s Ballard Power to build $216 million fuel cell factory in Texas

B.C.’s Ballard Power to build $216 million fuel cell factory in Texas

Canadian company getting US$40 million in grants from U.S. Department of Energy
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