Economy, Law & Politics

Better Business Bureau says more than 100 employment scams were reported in B.C. last year alone

VICTORIA — A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services.

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TORONTO — Strength in the energy sector helped Canada's main stock index make a small gain Wednesday after the Bank of Canada announced it would keep its key interest rate steady, even as U.S. markets fell.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada doesn't know quite yet how to navigate monetary policy amid constantly shifting trade turbulence with the United States, so the central bank kept its powder dry with an interest rate hold on Wednesday.

At a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event, candidates for the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP spar over how to deal with Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an ad campaign aimed at stemming the noticeable drop in Canadian visits to the U.S. and encouraging “northern neighbours” to visit his state

Anne Kange, the minister of post-secondary education and future skills, called the decrease from the federal government "drastic."

Orr of COPE, Maloney of OneCity elected in April 5 byelection