Economy, Law & Politics

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company Insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending February 2. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

An Alberta hemp seed distributor has filed two actions in BC Supreme Court against companies that, it alleges, are copying its products and selling them as their own.

A selection of the latest business stats collected by Ipsos Reid and Business in Vancouver.

A trade dispute ruling in favour of four western Canadian provinces is set to increase labour mobility for B.C.'s certified general accountants (CGAs). "For 10 years, B.C.

Canada has slipped down one place in a PwC assessment that compares the ease of paying corporate taxes in countries around the globe. The Paying Taxes 2012 report ranked Canada in 11th position out of 183 countries, down from 10th position last year.

Investor sentiment in Canada is at its most positive since the stock market collapse of 2008, according to a new survey. In its latest national research, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

The provincial government has launched a study of the justice system, which the Trial Lawyers Association of BC says could delay resolution of the province's legal aid problems.

Investors’ BC Supreme Court action alleges onerous loan terms for resort development