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Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

CALGARY — Western Canadian business groups have outlined their wish list ahead of an expected federal election call this weekend. Councils in B.C.
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Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change

Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change

OTTAWA — Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy.
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Canada puts $200M into B.C. floating LNG facility

Canada puts $200M into B.C. floating LNG facility

The controversial LNG terminal is expected to start exporting gas by 2028.
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S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.
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Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Lawyer Reece Harding: “These offices can only be successful if given as much independence as can possibly be created.”
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Potential for B.C. multiplex boom stuck in low gear

Potential for B.C. multiplex boom stuck in low gear

Most B.C. cities have embraced Bill 44, but financial and regulatory hurdles keep large-scale multiplex development out of reach
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Falling consumer confidence rattles Vancouver small business owners

Falling consumer confidence rattles Vancouver small business owners

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war has strengthened customers’ reluctance to spend as input costs increase, prices rise and more tariffs loom
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Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

Tatiana Estevez was celebrating her fog water collection company Permalution securing money in a fundraising round and garnering support for a drinking water project, when it was all placed in jeopardy.
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'Zero tolerance for those who cheat': B.C. cherry patent reinstated in American court

'Zero tolerance for those who cheat': B.C. cherry patent reinstated in American court

The defendants had attempted to prove they sold Stacatto cherries before the Stacatto patent had been filed.
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Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Gulzer Transport Inc. and Jet Speed Transport Inc.'s history of non-compliance left them with non-company tags to access the port of Vancouver
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