Economy, Law & Politics

Violations of B.C.’s gambling law skyrocketed by...

The City of Vancouver granted its first licence to a medical marijuana dispensary last week (May 16).

There’s some good news on the corporate corruption front: public awareness of it is growing; the bad news, however: corruption’s pervasiveness is also growing. Fighting its continued expansion will require more than awareness.

'No place like home' for credit union executive

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 18, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com

It has been a lengthy wait, but the release of provincial gross domestic product (GDP) estimates confirmed our expectation that B.C. indeed led the country in economic growth in 2015. Provincial GDP expanded 3% last year, compared to 0.

Over the past decade there has been much speculation over when a wave of baby boomers would sell their businesses. Study after study predicted a mass transition that never came.

On the issue of finding a city to live in, let’s quote a song from Talking Heads: “Good points, some bad points.” On the specifics of Greater Vancouver, let’s quote The Beatles: “Number 9. Number 9. Number 9.

Retails sales across the country were down in March after seeing modest growth in the first two months of 2016. The largest drop in sales, which retracted 1% in March were from auto dealerships (-3%) while clothing and shoe sales rose 1.5%.

More than a few of us might be enjoying a glass of wine or a pint of beer at a restaurant or bar this summer. But how does Vancouver stack up when it comes to liquor regulations? Ian Tostenson, CEO of the B.C.