Economy, Law & Politics

A Ministry of Health investigation into the release of personal health information for research purposes confirmed three incidents where health information was shared without authorization. But it also found no personal patient information was released.

A Surrey man is suing his pharmacy, claiming that it did not accurately fill a prescription and, instead, gave him medicine that worsened his condition.

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 January 3. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

BIV-Ipsos survey finds B.C.'s business elite advocating higher taxes to cut government debt

Competition remains fierce for investment advisers in Canada’s gateway to Asia.

The multimillion-dollar trial between feuding BC Place Stadium renovation contractors has already been extended to 100 days instead of 85, amid rows between the various parties over documentation and co-operation.

In value for money of provincial health-care systems, British Columbia falls in the middle of the pack, providing “low-cost, low-value” services, according to a Fraser Institute study released this morning.

Cash has been king in the business world since the financial crisis. Analysts and economists the world over effectively evoke Carl Sagan in noting the billions and billions of dollars in cash sitting in corporate bank accounts instead of being used to expand and stimulate overall employment.

Mayor Gregor Robertson's directive to city manager Penny Ballem to bring a report to council tomorrow to discuss ways to protect the Waldorf Hotel lacks teeth because of B.C.'s weak Heritage Conservation Act, former Vancouver chief planner Brent Toderian told Business in Vancouver January 11.

Retirees in British Columbia are the most likely in Canada to say they are afraid of running out of money for their retirement, according to the results of a CIBC poll released this morning.