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Cannabis legalization creates legal minefield for business

Cannabis legalization creates legal minefield for business

Due diligence and professional consultation may be needed to sidestep pitfalls
Numbered company claims scuttled Richmond real estate deal caused $200 million in lost profits

Numbered company claims scuttled Richmond real estate deal caused $200 million in lost profits

BIV's lawsuit of the week
Insider trading: November 6, 2018

Insider trading: November 6, 2018

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended October 31, 2018. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Animated chart: How the world's biggest companies have changed in just 10 years

This animation by Visual Capitalist shows that 43 of the companies on the Fortune Global 100 list today were not even on the list 10 years ago. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
Repeated referendums reflect political parties’ frustrations

Repeated referendums reflect political parties’ frustrations

NDP accused of wooing Greens, shoring up alienated base
Trudeau talks trade, pipelines and carbon taxes

Trudeau talks trade, pipelines and carbon taxes

Canada will have tariff-free access to roughly two-thirds of the global economy, thanks to three free trade deals
Per-student grants down at top B.C. post-secondary institutions

Per-student grants down at top B.C. post-secondary institutions

Student enrolment numbers are up, but provincial government operating grants are down at B.C.’s largest postsecondary institutions. According to data collected forBusiness in Vancouver’s Biggest Post-Secondary Institutions in B.C.
$2.5m Ponzi scheme nets Surrey man permanent ban from markets

$2.5m Ponzi scheme nets Surrey man permanent ban from markets

Roberto Castano previously sentenced to 27 months in prison
B.C. housing sales remain sluggish

B.C. housing sales remain sluggish

Weak housing sales continued through September. B.C. Multiple Listing Service sales declined 33% year-over-year, to 5,580 units.
Former NDP premier Glen Clark votes No on electoral reform

Former NDP premier Glen Clark votes No on electoral reform

Clark wants accountability from the candidate he elects to office