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An aging fleet, growing demand, spiralling costs: Rough seas for BC Ferries

An aging fleet, growing demand, spiralling costs: Rough seas for BC Ferries

It is one of the largest and most complex ferry systems in the world but decades of underfunding has left BC Ferries with a fleet that is barely able to meet peak demand when everything is running smoothly
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Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday

Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the document.
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Dental-care double standard: hygienists ask for equal pay under federal plan

Dental-care double standard: hygienists ask for equal pay under federal plan

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is guilty of a double standard when it comes to how much practitioners will be reimbursed under a new federal plan, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association is charging.
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Vancouver Community College honours land for new innovation centre with ground blessing ceremony

Vancouver Community College honours land for new innovation centre with ground blessing ceremony

The ground blessing ceremony honours the land that the college's new Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation will be built on, with the centre being the catalyst for VCC's larger Campus Plan.
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Baldrey: A closer look at the tension rising in the B.C. legislature

Baldrey: A closer look at the tension rising in the B.C. legislature

"Screaming" may be an understatement of how some MLAs recently voiced their frustration. Good thing there's no chamber this week, columnist Keith Baldrey says.
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12K homes, 15 towers planned to kick off massive Metrotown mall redevelopment

12K homes, 15 towers planned to kick off massive Metrotown mall redevelopment

The new Metropolis at Metrotown master plan proposes new parks and parklets, mobility hubs, new streets and more.
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EVs, hydrogen among B.C.-Korea trade opportunities

EVs, hydrogen among B.C.-Korea trade opportunities

Korean chief trade commissioner in Vancouver shares his priorities for bilateral trade
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B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop

The B.C. Real Estate Association says the province saw 6,460 residential unit sales in the Multiple Listing Service systems last month, a 9.5-per-cent decline from March 2023.
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Conflict heating up between Parkland Crop. and top shareholder Simpson Oil

Conflict heating up between Parkland Crop. and top shareholder Simpson Oil

CALGARY — The internal strife at fuel retailer Parkland Corp.continues as the Calgary-based company rejected a call by its largest shareholder to consider a potential sale of the business.
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 0.7% in February at $71.6B

Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 0.7% in February at $71.6B

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $71.6 billion in February, helped by higher sales of petroleum and coal, Statistics Canada said Monday.
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