Economy, Law & Politics

Canada’s economy posted its fifth consecutive monthly gain in November, according to Statistics Canada.

A Vancouver city councillor is asking the province to tighten party bus regulations one year after the death of a Surrey teenager.

The City of Vancouver has received a series of recommendations to help improve citizen engagement — the process of involving residents in development or community planning decisions – in a report released January 30 by the Engaged City Task Force.

Increases in corporate taxes hurt people and not “faceless corporations,” according to a commentary published by the Fraser Institute Thursday.

The average worker in British Columbia took home almost 4% less than the average Canadian employee and more than 20% less than their Albertan counterparts in November, according to Statistics Canada data released January 30.

The total value of Canadian mergers and acquisitions in 2013 was $162 billion, down 26% from 2012, according to new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The province’s limiting of teachers’ bargaining rights has been deemed unconstitutional by the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Investment advisers in Canada are optimistic about stock performance over 2014’s first quarter, according to an adviser sentiment survey published by Horizons ETFs Management Canada January 29.

The Canadian dollar has remained strong versus the U.S. greenback for much of the past five years as global investors sought safe markets to park their cash in the wake of the global financial crisis.

The Canadian Federation for Independent Business is giving the B.C. government kudos for its efforts to streamline bureaucracy for small business.