Economy, Law & Politics

OTTAWA — Canada's health-care system is not working as well as it should and that has to change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as he prepared to meet the premiers to work on a new health funding deal.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $160 million in December as both exports and imports fell compared with November.

CALGARY — Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey.

Vape shop Strange Cloudz Vape Kamloops Corp. was ordered to pay $2,850 to Endymion Holdings Ltd. for website development work despite what the shop claimed was a poor-quality product.

These corporate claims were filed with the BC Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court. Defendants Canwest Aerospace Inc.

Mayor Ken Sim is looking for a new chief of staff, after just three months in office.

Every new leader has to honour the predecessor yet chart a different course. I’ve yet to hear one say he/she will do exactly what the last woman/man did, even if in power there is a nice crutch to lean on.

Premier David Eby says he has no shortage of ideas on how to tackle the biggest crises of our time – from the strain on the health-care system, to rising crime on B.C.

TORONTO — TMX Group says its revenue and earnings rose in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, and announced an increase to its dividend of five per cent to 87 cents per common share.

North Vancouver securities lawyer Bill MacDonald is being investigated by the law society for his alleged role in market manipulation schemes.