Economy, Law & Politics

Graham Taylor used a law firm to orchestrate a "pump and dump," according to SEC claims which he neither admits nor denies in a US$5M settlement.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down almost 1.3 per cent Tuesday with broad-based losses led by technology, healthcare and financials, while U.S. stock markets slid more than two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 262.

EDMONTON — Alberta is investing an extra $243 million over three years into primary care to help reduce bottlenecks for those trying to see a family doctor.

B.C. businesses are hiring a record number of temporary foreign workers as they struggle to fill jobs. The latest federal data show there were more than 32,200 people in B.C.

TORONTO — The cost of food continues to climb despite overall inflation easing, but experts predict grocery prices will begin to stabilize later this year as supply chains return to pre-pandemic levels. Food prices grew by 10.

No ‘substantive’ work done on seven-tower development project since 2020, lawsuit alleges

Inflation grew at a rate of 6.2 per cent in B.C. vs. 5.9 per cent national in January

The messy dispute surrounding Indigenous participation in a new hospital project in Duncan provides a cautionary tale for Premier David Eby about the need to overhaul some of the archaic policies of his predecessor before they blow up in his face.

The latest from the BC Supreme Court

Vancouver company concerned about logos, retail location