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B.C. maritime employers, ILWU bargaining committees still talking

B.C. maritime employers, ILWU bargaining committees still talking

Both sides in port worker contract negotiations have been eligible to issue 72-hour strike, lockout notice since June 21
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Future infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account

Future infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account

OTTAWA — Canada's new national climate adaptation strategy will tie future federal infrastructure transfers to the provinces to projects that incorporate adaptation efforts starting next year.
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Rising grocer profit margins underscore need for competition, regulator finds

Rising grocer profit margins underscore need for competition, regulator finds

Canada's grocery sector needs more competition to help keep food prices down, give shoppers more choice and encourage new entrants, the country's competition watchdog says.
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B.C. inflation cools to 3.4% in May: StatCan

B.C. inflation cools to 3.4% in May: StatCan

National inflation rate sees smallest increase in two years
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B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

The B.C. government has issued a request for qualifications to shortlist potential contractors to build the new eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River
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Packaging manufacturer hires 20 staff to work on new line in Langley

Packaging manufacturer hires 20 staff to work on new line in Langley

CKF Inc. installs new production line for certified home-compostable and recyclable food packaging
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B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

TD Economics forecasts B.C.'s real GDP growth to be just 0.5% in 2024
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Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Peck and Company was paid hundreds of thousands to defend Doug McCallum in his public mischief trial
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B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

Earlier this month, pharmacists in B.C. were given expanded powers to treat a variety of common ailments.
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BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

“The story isn’t so much how the NDP did but how the three main opposition parties fared,” says David Black, a political communications professor at Royal Roads University.
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