Economy, Law & Politics

Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite higher as price of oil rises

TORONTO 鈥� Strength in the energy sector as the price of oil rose helped Canada's main stock index climb in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were in the red. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 56.09 points at 20,513.55.

Jan 18, 2023 8:46 AM Read more >

Two B.C. judicial complaints investigated in 2021

B.C. provincial court received 211 complaints for 2021, down from the 352-complaint high in 2017.

Jan 18, 2023 7:11 AM Read more >

UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university

VANCOUVER 鈥� The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage.

Jan 18, 2023 7:08 AM Read more >

Inside Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim鈥檚 first six weeks in office

Orientation briefings from senior bureaucrats, introductions to B.C. and federal cabinet ministers and city council meetings dominated Ken Sim鈥檚 first month-and-a-half schedule as Vancouver mayor.

Jan 18, 2023 7:06 AM Read more >

Food inflation remains stubbornly high despite efforts to quell inflation

TORONTO 鈥� Food inflation outpaced overall inflation for months, with grocery prices hitting double-digit increases in 2022, and economists say it will take longer to subside than overall inflation.

Jan 17, 2023 2:12 PM Read more >

Kennedy Stewart returns to university, may not be done with politics

Three months after losing the Vancouver mayoralty to Ken Sim, Kennedy Stewart said he is excited to be back at Simon Fraser University with a promotion.

Jan 17, 2023 12:19 PM Read more >

Outlook 2023: The bill for Canada鈥檚 long run of low-interest rates is coming due in 2023

The year that just ended threw up some big surprises, including the first land war in Europe since 1945, spiralling inflation and an exceptionally compressed cycle of monetary policy tightening engineered by central banks caught off guard by soaring

Jan 17, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Outlook 2023: Voters: Are you ready to return to the ballot box in 2023?

If a provincial election indeed takes place this year, Falcon faces two other challenges: A rebrand and candidate selection.

Jan 17, 2023 9:47 AM Read more >

S&P/TSX composite creeps higher in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets down

TORONTO 鈥� Strength in the energy, utility and industrial sectors helped Canada's main stock index edge higher, while U.S. stock markets fell in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 8.24 points at 20,398.57.

Jan 17, 2023 8:54 AM Read more >

B.C. inflation outpaces national rate for sixth straight month

Inflation grew at a rate of 6.6 per cent on West Coast compared with 6.3 per cent nationally in December

Jan 17, 2023 7:25 AM Read more >

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