Economy, Law & Politics

Metro region is home to 72 residents with at least US$100M in investible assets

“It’s a sad indictment when you have seniors in their eighties who say they literally can’t access primary care."

A B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit alleges three women used “insider knowledge and confidential information” from their employer to launch their own organic oat-milk powder company.

The number of job postings up slightly in August after a steady decline through most of 2023, says Conference Board of Canada

VANCOUVER — Canada's health minister is touting Ottawa's new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-care crisis across the country.

OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.

British Columbia has launched its immunization campaign for this year's respiratory illness season, with influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations now available in pharmacies across the province. The immunization plan was announced late last month as B.C.

Metro Vancouver takes about $620 on average annually from households and is responsible for important services, yet lacks the accountability of an elected government, writes Kirk LaPointe