Economy, Law & Politics

VANCOUVER — The joy of Lunar New Year parades, parties and other festivities was tempered with sadness on Sunday following a deadly mass shooting in California that appeared to target people celebrating the same occasion.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Rogers-Shaw appeal The Federal Court of Appeal will hear the Competition Bureau's appeal of a decision that cleared the way for Rogers Communication Inc.

The all-party committee that oversees B.C.’s Legislative Assembly is asking the NDP government for a $100.3 million operational budget in the next fiscal year.

The extradition hearing for the former Mexican general who fled to B.C. in 2019 was postponed Thursday after his defence lawyer sought to introduce evidence that could help clear his client.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,503.21, up 161.77): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 28 cents, or 0.50 per cent, to $56.02 on 12 million shares. BlackBerry Ltd.

Agreements provide hundreds of millions of dollars for land restoration and resource revenue sharing, framework for land use management, conservation, and wildlife planning

OTTAWA — Economists don't believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet, even as signs grow that inflation is easing and the economy is softening.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says November saw the lowest number of employment insurance beneficiaries on record in 25 years.

Political parties and journalists use the system to hold government accountable.

Retired senator Lillian Dyck says she was "stunned" to see reports last fall questioning the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose story she had related to, and whose career she had celebrated.