Economy, Law & Politics

The manufacturer of the tower crane that collapsed at the Bernard Block construction site two years ago, killing five people, is the main defendant in three new lawsuits filed this week.

Realtor Andrew Brian Laity made unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against the Real Estate Council of BC.

An economist explains what the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike to five per cent means for Canadians.

The charges relate to discharges of zinc and other waste on Banks Island, B.C., between September 2014 and July 2015. 

WINNIPEG — Canada's premiers ended their annual three-day conference Wednesday with a call for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on infrastructure needs ranging from highways to housing.

VANCOUVER — A source close to negotiations over the British Columbia port strike said both sides on Wednesday received the terms of a settlement recommended by a federal mediator that could end the 12-day-old industrial action.

DriveBC's Twitter account maxed out sharing crucial road condition information during a weekend of wildfire evacuations. Experts say it spells the end of social media as a reliable platform during an emergency.

Local law firms makes early move as more Canadian businesses look to India amid icy Canada-China relations

‘If this is information that could be made available to the public, it should be made available to the public by default.’

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada raised interest rates again on Wednesday, hitting the economy with even higher borrowing costs as new projections suggest it will take longer for inflation to fall back to two per cent.