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Rob Shaw: Will Rustad's appearance on Jordan Peterson's podcast boost or backfire?

Rob Shaw: Will Rustad's appearance on Jordan Peterson's podcast boost or backfire?

Leader of the BC Conservatives should expect questions about contentious gender identity and sexuality topics.
Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter's 2023 death

Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter's 2023 death

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Forests Ministry says it is doing everything possible to keep those who fight wildfires in the province safe, while the government workers' union wants more protections following two condemning reports into deaths of fir
International stock fraud 'mastermind' from B.C. has assets frozen

International stock fraud 'mastermind' from B.C. has assets frozen

International pump-and-dump 'mastermind' Fred Sharp, of West Vancouver, has been ordered by a B.C. judge to produce a list of assets after being found liable for securities fraud in civil proceedings brought by the U.S. SEC.
S&P/TSX composite up 1.2%, U.S. markets also climb after promising economic data

S&P/TSX composite up 1.2%, U.S. markets also climb after promising economic data

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained 1.2 per cent Thursday in a broad-based rally, while U.S. markets also soared to trade near recent record highs.
Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy

Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected , with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers . The S&P 500 jumped 1.
Opinion: B.C.'s return to its taxing past is a recipe for economic woe

Opinion: B.C.'s return to its taxing past is a recipe for economic woe

B.C.'s economic performance is mirroring the dark days before Gordon Campbell's reforms
ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them?

ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them?

Exchange-traded funds have become wildly popular among investors, particularly young people who use do-it-yourself investing platforms that can auto-invest client money in ETFs.
Opinion: Time for Kevin Falcon to bid adieu and become B.C.'s Biden

Opinion: Time for Kevin Falcon to bid adieu and become B.C.'s Biden

BC United leader should throw in the towel for the good of the province's right-of-centre coalition
Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors.
B.C. landlord can increase rent 23.5% because of variable mortgage: arbitrator

B.C. landlord can increase rent 23.5% because of variable mortgage: arbitrator

Housing minister says his staff is reviewing the policy.