Economy, Law & Politics

Freeland approves RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada, despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it over concerns of reduced competition.

Dec 21, 2023 7:36 PM Read more >

BC Conservatives’ swift ascent stands in stark contrast to United’s 2023 stumbles, says polling

The BC Conservatives should be seen as the clear winners among the opposition parties this year

Dec 21, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C.'s Nisga’a Nation goes to court to evict ‘outlaws’

Nisga’a say neighbouring First Nation doesn’t have legal right to occupy Nass Wildlife Area

Dec 21, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Ship that housed Ukrainian refugees to provide worker accommodations in Squamish

Woodfibre LNG's upcoming floatel worker housing once was home to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

Dec 21, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Skyrocketing 'ridiculously expensive' civic projects mean Burnaby wants experts to review costs

One city councillor said the projects are 'over-designed.'

Dec 21, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

OTTAWA — The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish his term at the end of February.

Dec 21, 2023 12:02 PM Read more >

Vancouverites owe nearly six times national average in personal debt: report

Residents in Vancouver owe $360K in consumer debt per capita

Dec 21, 2023 11:30 AM Read more >

Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

WASHINGTON — It's a truism in foreign-policy circles that the world learned some hard lessons from Donald Trump's volatile first term as president.

Dec 21, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >