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 January 26. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Nausea, headaches and other symptoms allegedly caused by a fireplace gas leak have caused Vancouver residents Margaret Elizabeth Edwards and Dr. John Philip James Pinel to seek redress through the courts.

December numbers buck national trend ?18.1% ?32.4% ?7.2% ?7.9% December housing starts (B.C.

Average values of post-2008 merger and acquisition deals in B.C. continue to rise

Analysts support B.C.’s new panel, but say its mandate to make recommendations that are revenue neutral will limit its effectiveness

David W. Friesen had little more than a Grade 10 education and the inspiration of 19th-century rags-to-riches books by Horatio Alger, which he avidly read in the dead-flat prairie town of Altona.

B.C.’s new impaired driving penalties have raised the stakes – and payout – for two public contracts that expire this year

“Away to the west lies the Orient and the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. There lies the key to Canada’s future prosperity – trade with the hundreds of millions of those countries, and Vancouver is the port of entry.”

Old World sovereign debt downgrades and global economic volatility remain distant concerns for financiers in B.C., but the growing inventory of acquisition opportunities for cash-rich businesses is providing a market for alternative lenders looking to de

Elevated investment risks and global financial turmoil expected to persist this year, but those challenges also provide expansion opportunities for Canadian firms willing and able to expand