Economy, Law & Politics

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 May 30, 2018. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Where is the average American household spending its money and how does this compare to the way things were two decades ago? Households are spending more on shelter and less on food. This infographic compares 1996 and 2016 spending and includes how savings and debt are changing over time.

British Columbia has started its march towards a $15.20 minimum wage effective by this time 2021. As of today (June 1), British Columbia’s minimum wage rises by $1.30, or 11.5%, to $12.65 from $11.35 per hour. Dan Baxter, Director of Policy at the B.

Residential construction all along the Canada rapid transit line is steadily transforming downtown Richmond from a strip of shopping malls into an urban core with cosmopolitan flair.

Office properties have an $850 million impact on the B.C. economy annually, including generating more than 10,000 jobs

The United States’ temporary exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs that it extended to Canada and Mexico in March will end tonight, as scheduled, the U.S.

Survey reveals three-quarters of B.C.’ers don’t want tax dollars tied to pipeline

British Columbians will have a choice on electoral reform this fall between keeping the current system of first-past-the-post or embracing one of three options of proportional representation presented by Attorney General David Eby this morning (May 3

In a statement analysts are describing as “hawkish,” the Bank of Canada announced May 30 it is holding the overnight rate target at 1.25%, where it has sat since January.

Read highlights from today's Kinder Morgan pipeline purchase coverage