Economy, Law & Politics

Securities and Exchange Commission files suit in Vancouver and new charges laid in the U.S.

Commodities from industrial metals to oil were crashing August 12 after China decided to devalue its currency for the second day in a row. The devaluation of the Renminbi renewed concerns about growth in the world’s largest consumer of raw materials.

China's surprise move to devalue its currency will likely mean more pain for the battered Canadian economy. Stock markets in Canada and the United States fell sharply on the news that China had allowed the yuan to drop 2%.

The sharp decline in oil prices in recent quarters and cuts to Alberta oilsands capital investment have led to questions about their potential effect on the B.C. labour market. In particular, what exposure does B.C. have due to B.C.

While face-to-face talks on a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ended earlier this month without a deal reached, negotiations continue among what an Australian official described to the New York Times as “12 disparate countries from Brunei all the way

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending August 5. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

As the newly ordained minister of education, Mike Bernier, the MLA for Peace River South and former Dawson Creek mayor, faces a formidable challenge: create some semblance of labour peace with the province’s teachers before the current bitterly negot

Canadian law firm Osler is opening an office in Vancouver on August 12.

A B.C. man who raised $1.4 million from 13 investors over a yearlong period in a company that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme has agreed to pay back a portion of the money through a BC Securities Commission settlement agreement.

Nationwide, analysts are saying country is not in a recession as unemployment rates remain stable