Business

• B.C. business calls for cap on commercial rent hikes at lease turnover

  A B.C. business owner says he's being forced to move because of a 74 per cent rent hike when his lease ends. He's started a petition calling for a cap on hikes at lease turnover.

  Economy

  Nov 24
  
• Engineers Canada urges Alberta to reconsider change to rules around ‘engineer’ title

  Engineers Canada is urging Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to reconsider a proposal that aims to loosen restrictions around who can use the “engineer” title.

  Politics

  Nov 10
  
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• Canadian downtown business associations call on federal government for help with multiple challenges

  Downtown business associations from across Canada are coming together to call on the federal government for help with high vacancy rates, safety issues and economic concerns.

  Economy

  Nov 7
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• Enbridge records third-quarter profit as it awaits approvals for U.S. gas utility acquisitions

  Enbridge Inc. says its most recent quarter delivered a profit of $500 million as it announced the acquisition of three U.S. gas utilities.

  Money

  Nov 3
• B.C.’s HeliJet says it’s buying Canada’s first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft

  Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada's first order for an electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to add to its current fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters.

  Economy

  Oct 31
• Vancouver developer’s comments on Kelowna’s building approval process countered

  A developer out of the Lower Mainland is speaking out, over what he claims was a challenging process to get a building permit approved in Kelowna.

  Economy

  Oct 29
• B.C. accelerating electric vehicle targets to meet goal by 2035

  The B.C. government is taking steps to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its 100-per-cent sales target five years sooner than initially planned.

  Environment

  Oct 24
• Officials consider rebuilding part of Mercier Bridge, Saint-Pierre interchange

  Officials are looking beyond the ongoing repairs on the St-Pierre interchange to eventually replace the entire structure, but no timeline nor budget is being released.

  Canada

  Oct 24
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• Prospective bidder on Trans Mountain sale calls for Indigenous ownership

  The federal government begins its efforts to sell the Trans Mountain pipeline, some say ownership by Indigenous people is needed for reconciliation.

  Economy

  Oct 20
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• Executive says London Drugs is not closing Vancouver store

  London Drugs president and COO says the company has no plans to close stores due to escalating violence and theft, though the issue has reached a "crisis point."

  Crime

  Oct 18