Business

Surrey business owners delay investments amid extortion threats

Surrey’s South Asian community is feeling the impact of extortion-related shootings targeting businesses and residences, and the fear extends beyond its victims.

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Takeaways from Trump's address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats

President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment...

1h ago

Grocery and drugstore retailer Loblaw reports Q4 profit and revenue up

BRAMPTON — Grocery and drugstore retailer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year earlier. The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart said...

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B.C.'s business community urging NDP government to scrap PST changes

After the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBT) poorly graded the NDP’s provincial budget a ‘D’, the business organization now calls on the government not to go through with proposed changes to the provincial sales tax (PST).

38m ago

B.C. wants to increase funding flexibility by proposing $400 million Strategic Investment Fund

The provincial government announced on Tuesday that it plans to create a fund to expand its options in supporting private-sector projects.

14h ago

Union behind 26,000 B.C. community health workers reaches tentative deal with employers

The union representing more than 26,000 B.C. community health workers says it has reached a tentative deal with the province after the last agreement expired almost a year ago.

17h ago

One believed to be dead in northern B.C. fire that destroyed inn and business

Police in Fraser Lake, B.C., say a man is missing and thought to be dead after a fire destroyed a local inn and an adjacent business.

17h ago

B.C. man arrested on allegations of distribution of child exploitation material

A Metro Vancouver man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

19h ago

Why forcing AI firms to report online threats may not be simple

A cybersecurity law expert says Canada could introduce laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to notify police of online threats, but the process would not be a simple one, since reporting every suspicion is "just not workable."

15h ago

Trump to give State of the Union address against backdrop of sliding poll numbers

WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Donald Trump stands before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual state of the union address, he'll be defending trade and immigration agendas that have stumbled lately...

21h ago