Skip to content

Economy, Law & Politics

Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

The latest round of interest rate hikes points to sluggish conditions into the fall months, writes Bryan Yu
Read more >
ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

Claims adjuster Candy Rheaume sold private information linking the customers’ license plates to their home addresses
Read more >
Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Arrests came less than a week after 146 court cases were dropped
Read more >
RCMP make arrests again at B.C. logging blockades after court odyssey

RCMP make arrests again at B.C. logging blockades after court odyssey

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C.
Read more >
U.S. oil company to buy B.C.'s Carbon Engineering for $1.5B

U.S. oil company to buy B.C.'s Carbon Engineering for $1.5B

Direct air capture company’s research division to remain in Squamish
Read more >
Kirk LaPointe: Our Facebook posts are gone, but we’re still here and need support

Kirk LaPointe: Our Facebook posts are gone, but we’re still here and need support

Years of posts on BIV's Facebook page disappeared last week due to the dispute between the federal government and Meta
Read more >
Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

British Columbians are ahead of the national average on their willingness to pay higher taxes to address floods and for transit improvements
Read more >
Surrey Board of Trade to attend G20/B20 summit in India this month

Surrey Board of Trade to attend G20/B20 summit in India this month

CEO hopes to advance the conversation about a Canada-India Free Trade Agreement during the trip
Read more >
B.C. inflation rate eased to 3% in July: StatCan

B.C. inflation rate eased to 3% in July: StatCan

West Coast inflation now running below national rate — unfamiliar territory for much of the past year
Read more >
Immigration consultant with Vancouver office jailed in Shanghai, facing U.S. lawsuit

Immigration consultant with Vancouver office jailed in Shanghai, facing U.S. lawsuit

Linda Mei He is reported to reside in Vancouver, where two of her companies are based
Read more >