Business

Morneau names Tiff Macklem new Bank of Canada governor

The central bank has slashed its target overnight interest rate to 0.25 per cent

May 1, 2020 2:30 PM Read more >

B.C. opens applications for COVID-19 emergency worker benefit

Tax return, eligibility for federal CERB among requirements

May 1, 2020 10:20 AM Read more >

B.C.’s backroad bridges being built better, forest watchdog says

Investigation finds fewer unsafe culverts and crossings

Apr 30, 2020 11:40 AM Read more >

FortisBC invests in renewable natural gas made from wood waste

New project features a facility operated in Fruitvale, B.C., in service as early as summer 2021

Apr 30, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

COVID-19: B.C. defers forest stumpage fees for three months

$80 million for industry struggling before pandemic

Apr 30, 2020 10:00 AM Read more >

Toronto stock market soars to near eight-week high on surging energy sector

Stock markets also rose in the U.S. even though its economy slipped into recession

Apr 29, 2020 7:00 PM Read more >

More than half of Canadian companies seeing sales drop at least 20%: StatCan

Survey suggests nearly one in five businesses have laid off 80 per cent or more of their workforce

Apr 29, 2020 7:45 AM Read more >

Plummeting business tourism costing cities hundreds of millions in lost revenues

Vancouver has 84 business bookings cancelled through December amid border shutdowns and bans on gatherings

Apr 28, 2020 2:30 PM Read more >

COVID-19: Food trucks free to set up at selected B.C. truck pullouts

No provincial fees for using rest areas, weigh scales

Apr 28, 2020 9:15 AM Read more >

Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps’ commission fees

Delivery platforms can take up to 30 per cent commission

Apr 28, 2020 7:45 AM Read more >