March 28, 2024

World maintains lead at Continental Cup

LANGLEY, B.C. - Despite Jeff Stoughton's best efforts, the World opened a 30-24 lead over North America at the Continental Cup on Thursday after splitting Draw 3.Winnipeg's Stoughton downed Niklas Edin of Sweden 8-3 to claim six points for North America. Stoughton broke the game open with four points in the fourth end.Scotland's Tom Brewster led … [Read more...]

B.C. maintains AAA credit rating after HST vote

VANCOUVER - Standard & Poor's has confirmed British Columbia's triple A credit rating just days after the province voted to scrap the Harmonized Sales Tax.The agency noted that B.C. had solid revenue and the expenditure flexibility necessary to meet its deficit targets.It notes B.C. faces a number of challenges in the wake of the scrapping of the … [Read more...]