Business

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold but warns of ‘slow, choppy’ recovery

The bank says its key rate will stay at near-zero until economic slack is absorbed

Sep 9, 2020 7:55 AM Read more >

Farmers call on B.C. NDP to allow more housing, business

Secondary homes, restaurants, rentals can keep farms viable

Sep 8, 2020 1:30 PM Read more >

Uber unveils Canadian commitments to reach goal of being emission-free by 2040

Uber’s commitments come as the ride-hailing business has slumped in several markets during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 8, 2020 11:20 AM Read more >

Island family expects solar power to pay for itself

Residential systems only part of the business for Cumberland energy company Hakai

Sep 6, 2020 9:00 AM Read more >

New B.C. jobs won’t be enough when CERB ends: economist

Unemployment double what it was before COVID-19

Sep 4, 2020 11:40 AM Read more >

Canada’s economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests

The Pew report documents an unsurprisingly dismal outlook for the world’s economic prospects

Sep 3, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

COVID-19: B.C. sales, carbon tax payments must be paid by Sept. 30

Employer health tax payments delayed to end of 2020

Sep 2, 2020 3:45 PM Read more >

Pass the cannabis revenue, B.C. communities ask for fourth year

Union of B.C. Municipalities heads into virtual convention

Sep 1, 2020 3:00 PM Read more >

Canadians filed more than 8,000 complaints about airlines to agency since March

Canadian airlines have typically offered flight credit valid for two years after they cancel a trip

Sep 1, 2020 12:55 PM Read more >

Ikea joins growing list of stores with mandatory mask policy

People unable to wear a mask for medical reasons, as well as children under the age of two, are exempt from policy

Sep 1, 2020 11:30 AM Read more >