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BCSC alleges Vancouver man structured business to evade securities regulations

BCSC alleges Vancouver man structured business to evade securities regulations

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that the director and sole executive officer of a Nevada corporation made false statements and structured his business in order to evade BCSC regulations.
BC Hydro sues Wall Financial for alleged damage to equipment

BC Hydro sues Wall Financial for alleged damage to equipment

BC Hydro is suing Wall Financial for allegedly hiring workers who negligently repaired a sidewalk, thereby crushing a BC Hydro cable, causing $26,869 worth of damage.
Commodity prices rebound in May: Scotiabank

Commodity prices rebound in May: Scotiabank

Commodity prices climbed 2.3% from April to May after dipping in April, according to Scotiabank's Commodity Price Index report released this morning.
B.C. sees biggest consumer price drop in country: StatsCan

B.C. sees biggest consumer price drop in country: StatsCan

British Columbia saw the biggest dip in consumer prices in the 12 months to May 2013, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday.
Yale becomes third B.C. First Nation to reach final treaty

Yale becomes third B.C. First Nation to reach final treaty

With the passing of federal legislation yesterday, the Yale First Nation has become the third First Nation to reach a final agreement under the B.C. treaty process.
City to vote on two-year study of viaduct plans

City to vote on two-year study of viaduct plans

Vancouver's already drawn-out viaduct saga might get a bit longer if the City of Vancouver council approves a staff report recommending a sweeping two-year study of the logistics of removing the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts.
B.C.’s economic growth to stagnate this year: RBC

B.C.’s economic growth to stagnate this year: RBC

B.C.’s economic growth in 2013 will not rise above its 2012 performance, RBC is reporting today.

Stagnant job growth to persist in B.C. in 2013

It’s going to remain difficult to get a job in super, natural British Columbia.

It’s time for B.C.’s Liberal government to re-examine the province’s carbon ledger

The Northwest is about to move from being super natural to being super dangerous to the global climate
Corporate penny-pinching contributing to Canada’s productivity gap, new report finds

Corporate penny-pinching contributing to Canada’s productivity gap, new report finds

Inadequate investment in machinery and information and communications technology is deepening the country’s productivity deficit and denying Canadian workers the tools they need