OTTAWA - Forget the noise from south of the border—Canada has its own crisis at home. After a decade of poor economic choices, declining incomes and leaders more focused on ideology than prosperity,...
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CPABC: 7 PRACTICAL WAYS TO GROW YOUR MONEY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now is a good time as ever to buckle down and build your savings. To help you increase your wealth, here are seven practical ways to double your savings and work smarter, not...
ICBA: MARK CARNEY’S VOW TO KEEP ANTI-PIPELINE LAW WEAKENS CANADA IN FIGHT AGAINST TRUMP
SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, today condemned Liberal leader Mark Carney’s stated intention to keep the Liberal...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN JANUARY 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP increased by 0.4 per cent in January, following a 0.3 per cent increase in December. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
TLA: TRUMP TARIFFS THREATEN GLOBAL WOOD PRODUCTS TRADE
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Spring 2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - President Trump's threatened use of tariffs on its key trading partners has started to turn much of the world upside down and what could...
EDITORIAL: IS IT TIME FOR ALBERTA TO PLAY THE CONSTITUTION CARD?
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Could country-wide, east-west pipelines be the thread that holds Canada together? In 1871 Prime Minister John A. MacDonald enticed British Columbia to join the Dominion of Canada...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 28, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Janet Austin, who recently completed seven years of service as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and is now a private citizen, has embraced a new...
ICBA CALL ON PREMIER EBY TO SCRAP ANTI-DEMOCRATIC BILL 7
SURREY—The B.C. NDP Government’s proposed Bill 7 is an unprecedented attempt to concentrate power in the hands of the Premier and must be stopped, says Canada’s largest construction association, the...
BCREA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is pleased to announce that Surrey REALTOR® Chris Shields has been installed as its 2025-2026 Chair at the BCREA Annual...
GOVERNANCE CRISIS ADVERSELY AFFECTING B.C.’S HOUSING SUPPLY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada is facing a crisis in governance that is adversely affecting the housing supply, a point Casey Edge, Executive Director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association,...
BC CHAMBER RESPONDS TO BILL 7 – ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In response to the Government’s recent introduction of Bill 7 - Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, 2025, our President and CEO, Fiona Famulak, penned a letter to...
PROVINCE CANCELS SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province has announced that the pilot secondary-suite incentive program will no longer be accepting applications after March 30, 2025 due to financial constraints, also...
BCREA: JANUARY 2025 RETAIL SALES REPORT AND MORTGAGE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased by 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 4.2 per cent....
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION PLATFORM
OTTAWA - With the federal election underway, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is releasing its small business platform with 13 key recommendations on improving Canada’s...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
CRACKDOWN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS GUTTING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Move to curb international students is undermining post-secondary institutions and weakening the economy OTTAWA - Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border;...