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Retail spending stalled before pandemic
Retail spending in B.C. stayed flat for a second straight month in January in advance of what will be a steep decline in consumer spending due to the spread of COVID-19. Total dollar-volume sales at...
Judge, lawyers discuss how Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings will move forward
Court transcripts show the B.C. Supreme Court is looking at ways to proceed with the extradition hearing of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou in the wake of the social distancing measures...
COVID-19 is in 13 B.C. seniors' care homes – two of which are unidentified
The B.C. government had identified all seniors' care homes with outbreaks until March 28
Closed municipal meetings are open: Farnworth order
Terminology ‘evokes a kind of Orwellian verbiage’
Pandemic update: first community death recorded
BC now has 970 confirmed COVID-19 cases, but roughly half have recovered
BCSC offers temporary reporting exemption to B.C. businesses
Several securities regulators across the country are granting exemptions, extensions to businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Ottawa revises 75% wage subsidy to include large companies
What happened: Recently revised wage subsidy will be applied to both large and small businesses Why it matters: Workers at larger companies did not appear as if they’d be covered under the revised...
Insider trading: March 30, 2020
The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended March 26. The information comes from a...
Ottawa unveils $16.5m in new support for seniors, youths
What happened: Ottawa is offering more funding to youths and seniors Why it matters: B.C. also recently announced new support for older residents who find themselves in vulnerable situations amid...
Pandemic update: new cases spike, one new death
B.C. marked its highest single day spike in new COVID-19 cases Saturday since beginning of outbreak