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Why inflation remains persistent in B.C. while cooling in the rest of Canada

Province鈥檚 inflation rate remained unchanged at 6.2% in February, according to Statistics Canada

Mar 21, 2023 7:22 AM Read more >

B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

VANCOUVER 鈥� A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children. In the lawsuit filed in B.C.

Mar 20, 2023 4:43 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.

Mar 20, 2023 8:33 AM Read more >

How air passenger complaints ballooned to 42,000-plus

The number of air passenger complaints to Canada's transport regulator is soaring, more than tripling to 42,000 over the past year.

Mar 20, 2023 7:40 AM Read more >

A widow's quest: Is Russian throne heir buried in B.C?

Burnaby's Sandra Tammet-Romanov says her late husband said he was the son of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia, and that he escaped the 1918 execution of the imprisoned imperial family in the wake of the communist revolution.

Mar 18, 2023 8:20 AM Read more >

55% of B.C.'s most threatened old-growth forest still open to logging, says report card

The B.C. government has failed to hit specific milestones and provide transparency around measures it has taken to protect old-growth forests in the province, according to the latest report car from three environmental groups.

Mar 17, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Multi-month Nexus backlog holding up Canada-U.S. cross-border travel flows

Meanwhile, restored Amtrak train service expected to help renew cross-border tourism

Mar 17, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Indigenous-led prospective buyer 'not going away' even as Trans Mountain costs spiral

An Indigenous-led initiative is still pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, in spite of the project's ballooning price tag. "We are not going away, just because it's $30.9 billion.

Mar 17, 2023 11:50 AM Read more >

Canada's renewable fuel sector could be devastated by U.S. subsidies: lobby groups

Canada鈥檚 biodiesel and renewable diesel sectors will be obliterated by a new subsidy program in the United States unless the Canadian government responds in kind, say two lobby groups. The industry suffered a huge blow last year when U.S.

Mar 16, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Report urges province to get gig worker regulations right for B.C.

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade pushes equitable, accessible, affordable standards for app-based work sector

Mar 16, 2023 9:40 AM Read more >

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