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Lawsuit of the week: Google faces class action in B.C. over alleged unlawful data collection

Lawsuit of the week: Google faces class action in B.C. over alleged unlawful data collection

Vancouver resident Kipling Warner is suing Google LLC in a proposed class action for alleged privacy violations after news broke that Android smartphones collect location data on users even when “location services” are shut off and SIM cards are removed.
Insider trading: December 12, 2017

Insider trading: December 12, 2017

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 December 6, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Jurisdictional hurdles can complicate cross-border financial crime investigations

Jurisdictional hurdles can complicate cross-border financial crime investigations

Jurisdictional complications multiply when suspects flee to another country, say international law experts
Documents leak turns up heat on Canadian tax loopholes

Documents leak turns up heat on Canadian tax loopholes

Paradise Papers spur criticism of Canadians’ use of offshore tax havens
B.C.’s employment jumps in November

B.C.’s employment jumps in November

Aligning with a solid national uptick, B.C. employment surged 0.7% (or 18,200 persons) from October to a seasonally adjusted 2.49 million. Full-time employment rose for a third straight month with a 0.
Crowdfunding B.C.’s new cannabis business boom

Crowdfunding B.C.’s new cannabis business boom

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves $10 million True Leaf startup offering
Province opts for a hybrid marijuana sales model

Province opts for a hybrid marijuana sales model

But B.C.’s new guidelines for recreational marijuana are still short on specifics
Weighing proportional representation pros and cons

Weighing proportional representation pros and cons

Minority, coalition governments with higher spending likely result of electoral overhaul
Treaty 8 nations to launch injunction against Site C

Treaty 8 nations to launch injunction against Site C

Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver calls for recall of NDP Energy minister, but won't bring NDP government down over Site C
Provinces to get 75% of marijuana tax revenues

Provinces to get 75% of marijuana tax revenues

Marijuana revenue sharing agreement reached between provinces and the federal government.