Economy, Law & Politics

In the Courts: B.C. bookkeeper on the hook for unpaid fees

Friends had entered business arrangement without any written contract

Jun 9, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

B.C. to require licence for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024

VICTORIA — British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors. The Labour Ministry says workers must be licensed by Jan. 1.

Jun 9, 2023 12:57 PM Read more >

Vancouver Art Gallery employees ratify collective agreement

Workers set to get a 2.75-per-cent raise plus $0.25 per hour in year one of a four-year deal

Jun 9, 2023 12:16 PM Read more >

Appeal court dismisses case in long-running B.C. real estate dispute

The chambers judge observed that the 'situation deteriorated into chaos'

Jun 9, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: New BC Ferries CEO wasting little time to right the ship

Nicolas Jimenez, fresh from running ICBC, is modernizing, restructuring and charting a new course

Jun 9, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

Richmond delivery company grows 50-fold in four years

The company delivers for two online shopping giants – Shein and Temu

Jun 9, 2023 6:36 AM Read more >

Immigration investment fraud leads to $5M civil judgment

Paul Oei has been ordered to pay $5 million back to Chinese citizen and prospective immigrant Yicheng Jiang after fraudulent misrepresentations.

Jun 9, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. adds 1,400 jobs in May amid wild swings in some sectors

Unemployment rate remains unchanged at five per cent.

Jun 9, 2023 5:57 AM Read more >

Who’s Suing Whom: June 9, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court

Jun 9, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor

OTTAWA — After announcing a rate hike this week, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says the central bank plans to take future interest rate decisions one at a time.

Jun 8, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >