Economy, Law & Politics

B.C.'s merchandise exports fell to $56.2 billion in 2023, down from a peak of $65 billion in 2022

HALIFAX — Canada's premiers on Tuesday lamented what they said was the federal government's lack of teamwork on important files from housing to school lunch programs, with British Columbia's premier saying working with Ottawa can feel like “beating o

TORONTO — Gains in industrial and technology stocks led Canada's main stock index up more than one per cent on Tuesday, outweighing weakness in energy, while U.S. stock markets also rose, led by a rally on the Dow.

Abian Roofing, owned by Burnaby's Chuan Qiang Shi, has been fined $20,000 for workers at a Chilliwack worksite not using proper fall protection.

TORONTO — Canada's investment product regulator says it imposed more than $14 million in fines and other financial enforcements in its last fiscal year.

As temperatures rise to potentially record highs this week Worksafe offers some words of warning about heat stress – how to avoid it and what to do to keep workers safe in the extreme heat.

Columnist Keith Baldrey explains MLA candidates and their leaders will be more active than ever these next two months.

Province’s annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in June, says StatCan

Economists say an unexpected dip in the national inflation rate bodes well for the prospects of the Bank of Canada making a second straight cut to its benchmark interest rate when it meets later this month. Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.

British Columbians have mixed feelings over reconciliation efforts, highlighting generational divides