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Opinion: Knee-jerk reaction to tariffs no recipe for B.C.’s future economic success

The past week has seen no shortage of musings on how the province should respond to the Trump administration’s impending tariffs. From bourbon boycotts...

Vancouver board of trade challenges B.C. to grow GDP 3%

As the threat of crippling tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S. looms, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) Thursday challenged B.C. politicians...

Kirk LaPointe: Poilievre’s potential polling panic isn’t just noise

For a couple of weeks now I’ve wrestled with what to do about the unique data coming from Frank Graves, one of the country’s...

Trump’s pick for commerce says president’s tariff threat could be just the beginning

WASHINGTON — The man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda says hitting Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties...

BoC cuts key rate by quarter point to 3% as tariffs threat looms

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per...

Donald Trump’s press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs ‘still on the books’

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP...

U.S. pushback on DEI policies yet to grip B.C. business

Many large U.S. companies are dropping or altering their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies following a shift in public sentiment, particularly among conservative...

B.C. stockbrokers challenge regulator’s authority to appeal case linked to Bridgemark Group

Two B.C. stockbrokers are challenging their regulator's authority to appeal a hearing panel decision that cleared them of allegations that they failed in their “gatekeeper” obligations. The...

Plans unveiled for record-breaking residential skyscraper in Victoria

A Vancouver developer has unveiled plans to build ­Vancouver Island’s tallest ­skyscraper. Reliance Properties wants to redevelop a Victoria office ­building at 1520 Blanshard...

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