Economy, Law & Politics

BC faces new risks to the well-being of its economic future from global events as it heads into a key provincial election.

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending February 20. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Vancouver will need to offer more than “great views,” experts warn

Finance minister has yet to name 85% of the properties he expects to sell this year

The Canadian economy will experience some modest growth in 2013, but due to challenging domestic and global economic conditions, improvement will be “tepid,” according to a CIBC World Markets report released this morning.

The majority of Canadian made or planned to make contributions to their RRSPs before last Friday’s deadline, according to the results of a BMO study released this weekend.

The B.C. government has not achieved all it said it could by contracting out the administration of its medical services plan (MSP) and Pharmacare to a private operator, Auditor General John Doyle found in a recent audit.

Small businesses in B.C. will be able to afford to offer their employees pension plans under a new pooled registered pension plan (PRPP).

In the second of BIV's two-part series setting the agenda for the provincial election, we examine how well the incumbent party has promoted B.C. on the world stage

The Kitsilano Coast Guard station is not among a trio of high-value federal government properties that may be sold to local First Nations, contrary to media reports.