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U. S. SEC seeks authority to collect more than US$50 M from B. C. fraudsters
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (529+ words) The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its dogged legal pursuit to take back tens of millions of dollars from British Columbians who took part in a $1 billion dollar stock fraud scheme orchestrated out of Vancouver between 2011 and 2019. The commission…...
Rob Shaw: Carney's B. C. housing aid lacks the Ontario sizzle
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (700+ words) British Columbia has finally got its long-awaited housing deal from Ottawa, but it's not quite as lucrative or popular as the package given to Ontario. Prime Minister Mark Carney showed up to Vancouver on Thursday with a very different deal…...
City of Vancouver seeks new restaurant to act as "catalyst" for Chinatown Plaza
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (717+ words) The City of Vancouver is seeking a restaurateur to operate a Chinese restaurant inside the Chinatown Plaza in hopes that it will act as a "catalyst" for renewed commercial activity in what used to be a thriving mall. The popular…...
America's top diplomat in B. C. navigates trade tensions
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (1843+ words) More than 100 guests mingle on a warm spring evening in a mansion on Vancouver's West Side. A hush descends as the top-ranked U. S. official in B. C. starts a speech at his home to members of a visiting Portland, Ore. , business delegation as…...
Carney and Eby announce $3. 2 B developer subsidy; plan to buy unsold B. C. condos
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (646+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Vancouver Thursday, June 18 to announce measures to "unfreeze" the province's real estate market with the aim of creating greater affordability for British Columbians. Carney made the announcement with Premier David Eby and their respective…...
B. C.'s mortgage broker rules set to tighten after major fraud scheme
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1035+ words) A massive illegal mortgage scheme that exposed gaps in B. C. s financial enforcement system is helping drive a regulatory overhaul of the provinces mortgage industry. The new Mortgage Services Act, set to come into force Oct. 13, will give the B. C. Financial Services…...
City of Vancouver to develop inventory of buildings to rate earthquake risk
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (526+ words) The City of Vancouver plans to follow the lead of earthquake-prone cities such as Seattle and develop an inventory of buildings and rate their seismic risk. The move is part of a wide-ranging plan to reduce the number of buildings…...
West Fraser fined $111 K after trapped worker dies at B. C. mill
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (460+ words) A major B. C. timber company has been fined almost $111, 000after a worker who was cleaning wood fibre from inside a silo was buried, trapped and killed. The incidentoccurred in January 2025 after a fire ignited inside a silo at West Fraser Timber Co....
Opinion: B. C. should take note of Alberta's economic performance
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (343+ words) What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in B. C. ? The question takes on special importance at a time of widespread concerns over affordability and significant uncertainty about the economic outlook amid U. S. President Donald Trump's shambolic tariff…...
Mount Polley mine owners fail to quash 13 charges over catastrophic 2014 spill
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (523+ words) Three corporations have failed in their attempt to quash more than a dozen charges brought against them after the catastrophic failure of a B. C. dam released roughly 25 billion litres of mine wastewater and toxic sludge into the environment. On Aug. 4, 2014, a…...