Economy, Law & Politics

Low dollar, Asian expansion ambitions accelerate push to attract Asian head offices to B.C.

Apple, Samsung and Sony, among other companies, are being accused by Amnesty International of allegedly failing to do basic checks to...

What started as a dispute has turned into a bridge between communities

When he was 17 and fresh out of high school, Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell jumped at the chance to spend two months living with the Mapuche people in Chile as part of an indigenous peoples’ exchange funded by the Canadian International Developme

“It’s still an incredible opportunity. It’s the size of the market, and everything there’s growing so fast.”

Number of clinics, veterinarians and pet supply businesses on the rise

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 January 12, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Ex-COO chosen as assistant deputy minister to oversee contract with his former firm

B.C.'s labour market ended down in 2015, but managed a healthy hand-off to 2016 while signalling modest expansion in the economy. Following a flat November performance, provincial employment dipped by 7,900 persons or 0.

It's the time of the year when business and government decision-makers are tempted to throw caution to the wind and ask economic soothsayers to forecast what lies ahead.