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Rob Shaw: B.C. bracing for one of its weirdest, wildest budgets in history

Rob Shaw: B.C. bracing for one of its weirdest, wildest budgets in history

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey faces impossible choices as economic turmoil escalates and NDP scraps promises, protects core services, bets on contingencies
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after discouraging data and ahead of a tariff deadline

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after discouraging data and ahead of a tariff deadline

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Monday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy and ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest deadline on tariffs . The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in morning trading.
Canada waiting to see if Trump starts North American trade war with steep tariffs

Canada waiting to see if Trump starts North American trade war with steep tariffs

WASHINGTON — Canada is waiting to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose economy-wide tariffs — or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North American trade war. U.S.
Can B.C.'s budget cushion shock of Trump's tariff earthquake?

Can B.C.'s budget cushion shock of Trump's tariff earthquake?

B.C.’s provincial budget comes the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian exports, in what Premier David Eby has called a “declaration of economic war.”
Canada's bracing for Trump's tariffs. Here's how it's expected to respond

Canada's bracing for Trump's tariffs. Here's how it's expected to respond

Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war.
Canadian 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan, Vancouver 'Dune' VFX supervisors among Oscar winners

Canadian 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan, Vancouver 'Dune' VFX supervisors among Oscar winners

"Anora," which had a $6-million budget, led all films with five wins, including for best original screenplay, directing, editing and star Mikey Madison's lead actress upset over Demi Moore.
B.C. boosts biosecurity with new isolation pods

B.C. boosts biosecurity with new isolation pods

Pods can be loaded onto ambulances, helicopters and airplanes to more safely shuttle infectious patients to and from B.C.’s Biocontainment Treatment Centre
Les Leyne: Conservatives rally in Nanaimo, fight among selves but back Rustad

Les Leyne: Conservatives rally in Nanaimo, fight among selves but back Rustad

Delegates at the B.C. Conservative AGM spent the day rallying against the NDP government, but also got feisty among themselves.

Expert says Trump wants a 'win' as it remains unclear whether Canada thwarted tariffs

WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of déjà vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war.
Opinion: It’s time that we walked the talk on interprovincial trade barriers

Opinion: It’s time that we walked the talk on interprovincial trade barriers

While we focus on global trade, Canada still struggles with interprovincial barriers