Economy, Law & Politics

B.C.'s aging population will only serve to add to health-care costs, says public health policy expert Jason Sutherland.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, a move one Indigenous leader describes as a step back for reconciliation.

Workers working after SkyTrain hours have to spend "hundreds of dollars on ride costs," says Unite Here Local 40.

Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says with economic growth halted due to interest rate hikes, now is the time for the provincial government to maintain spending, despite concerns over the rising cost of debt.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget — but there won't be cuts that result in a "deficit of services".

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve more than 110 years ago.

Expert says new large capital project announcements unlikely in B.C. 2024-25 budget

The average wait time in Victoria was 107 minutes, or one hour and 47 minutes.

In June 2015, when a victory for the Liberal Party was anything but guaranteed, Justin Trudeau vowed to make that year’s democratic process the last one fought under the first-past-the-post system.

This is the second fine for Tenshi Seafood in three years.