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Les Leyne: Tariffs will ravage red-ink budget

Les Leyne: Tariffs will ravage red-ink budget

When tariffs slammed into place Tuesday, the immediate impact was to shred most of the forecasts in the budget before it was even introduced
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Five years after COVID upended tourism, the industry's revival is still up in the air

Five years after COVID upended tourism, the industry's revival is still up in the air

MONTREAL — Michael Hale still recalls the moment COVID-19 upended his world.
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Tariffs spark Canadian calls for cross-country electrification

Tariffs spark Canadian calls for cross-country electrification

'Now is the time' to build out national electricity grid, says executive director of Pembina Institute.
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Trudeau says the U.S. launched a 'very dumb' trade war and Canada is fighting back

Trudeau says the U.S. launched a 'very dumb' trade war and Canada is fighting back

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump remained resolute about using tariffs to fill America's coffers hours after starting a North American trade war that rattled markets and was described by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "very dumb.
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B.C. ends electric vehicle tax exemption amid budget deficit

B.C. ends electric vehicle tax exemption amid budget deficit

Ending the used EV tax exemption was part of a B.C. budget that offered little new spending on climate measures, and $4 billion to cover 'unpredictable costs,' including tariff responses.
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Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump today imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
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B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies

B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies

VICTORIA — The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey’s first budget had been a blur, she said, each “blended into the other” as she and her staff tried to keep up with unspooling developments in a potential Canada-U. S.
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Canada-U.S. trade war sends ripples through B.C. agriculture

Canada-U.S. trade war sends ripples through B.C. agriculture

The Canada-U.S. trade war is expected to affect some agricultural sectors more than others, with possible price hikes coming to vegetables, fruits
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B.C. Securities Commission bans former bank manager from public-company activity

B.C. Securities Commission bans former bank manager from public-company activity

Former CIBC branch manager in Merritt stole mutual funds from mother-in-law and was subsequently barred from the securities industry
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B.C. salmon farmers brace for job losses from American tariffs

B.C. salmon farmers brace for job losses from American tariffs

BC salmon farmers could take $130 million hit from loss of American market share
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