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More land-use regulations in B.C. mean less housing affordability: CMHC

More land-use regulations in B.C. mean less housing affordability: CMHC

New survey reveals impact of land regulations and approval delays on efforts to expand housing supply.
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Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting

Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. revised downward its annual guidance for 2023, citing demand pressures as the technology sector looks to cut costs.
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Railway container shipments plummet due to B.C. port strike that's poised to end

Railway container shipments plummet due to B.C. port strike that's poised to end

MONTREAL — Railways suffered a sharp drop-off in container shipments this month as the strike by B.C. port workers — now poised to end after a tentative deal Thursday — halted more than half of steel-box cargo. Canadian National Railway Co.
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B.C. film sector readies for impacts of Hollywood actors' strike

B.C. film sector readies for impacts of Hollywood actors' strike

Strike vote today could see actors join writers with a walkout
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B.C. government lawyers to announce constitutional challenge to NDP-forced unionization

B.C. government lawyers to announce constitutional challenge to NDP-forced unionization

Lawyers say the NDP is not living up to its principles in defending working people.
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City of Vancouver ups loans for PNE amphitheatre to $104M

City of Vancouver ups loans for PNE amphitheatre to $104M

City had approved lending $65M to the PNE for the new venue
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Vancouver mining CEO convicted on environmental charges

Vancouver mining CEO convicted on environmental charges

The charges relate to discharges of zinc and other waste on Banks Island, B.C., between September 2014 and July 2015. 
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Union and employers receive mediator's terms to end B.C. port strike, source says

Union and employers receive mediator's terms to end B.C. port strike, source says

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.
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Aritzia's share price plunges 24-per-cent as consumers shift to essentials

Aritzia's share price plunges 24-per-cent as consumers shift to essentials

Vancouver fashion retailer's sales are shifting toward the U.S., and away from Canada
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Bank of Canada raises key rate to five per cent as higher inflation levels persist

Bank of Canada raises key rate to five per cent as higher inflation levels persist

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.
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