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About 11,300 more British Columbians collected employment insurance in September than August, leading to the first increase in EI rolls since June, according to data released from Statistics Canada Tuesday. The number of people in B.C.

Young, first-time home buyers are opting for older homes as a more affordable first step to home ownership, according to a TD Canada Trust survey released Monday.

Vancouver-headquartered First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) plans to acquire U.K.-based Kiwara plc for approximately US$260.2 million.

Technology from Richmond-based Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) will be used in two of the latest Russian communication satellites currently under development.

The majority of Canadian employers still do not have a policy addressing the use of wireless devices while driving, according to a survey by Aon Consulting Canada.

Incidents of economic crime including corporate fraud, theft and money laundering continue to rise in Canada, according to a global economic crime survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP released Thursday.

A Korn/Ferry survey released Thursday found that compensation for first-year executives declined globally for the first time in five years. The average 7.3% decline this year comes after executive compensation reached its peak in 2008.

Completing treaties with First Nations in B.C. sooner rather than later yields the most benefit for First Nations and the province, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. The report found that if all 60 First Nations currently in the B.C.

British Columbia bucked the national inflation trend in October by recording a fifth consecutive decline in the consumer price index (CPI), according to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday. B.C.'s CPI fell 0.6% following a 1.

Three years after the provincial government set compensation caps for crown corporation CEOs, more than half earn more than the government limits, according to a B.C. Auditor General's report released Tuesday.