Business
New penalties coming to B.C. mine regulations
Administrative penalties already exist in forestry and oil and gas industries, prosecution penalties also increasing
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Shell postpones LNG decision to late 2016
Shell, Mitsubishi, Korea Gas and PetroChina agree to stick with Prince Rupert project despite world-wide oil and gas price slump
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Court okays ban on pharmacy reward points
Prescriptions blocked from B.C. supermarket loyalty programs
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Forest industry waits for Pacific trade deal
B.C. wood products are shut out of some Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei by high import tariffs
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Help offered to struggling mining industry
Northwest mineral survey released, Premier Christy Clark promises BC Hydro payment relief for struggling mining industry
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B.C. economy to grow in face of global turmoil
Credit Union sees three per cent growth for province, while poll finds pessimistic residents hunkering down
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Computer coding to start in Kindergarten
Programming introduction to begin next September, goal is to make it mandatory says Premier Christy Clark
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B.C. remains opposed to Trans Mountain expansion
Province ready to legislate new land-based oil spill standards, but Kinder Morgan has more to do, Environment Minister Mary Polak says
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Hydro break proposed for struggling mines
Deferred electricity payments would be repaid with interest, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett says
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Immigration decline slows B.C. population growth
B.C.'s population reached 4.7 million in October, but the rate of international immigration has dipped below one per cent
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