Economy, Law & Politics

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 December 5. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Canada is failing to leverage the economic potential of its territories and is in need of a long-term plan to do so, according to a new Canadian Chamber of Commerce report.

Booming U.A.E. lures Canadians for everything from ski ventures to Tim Hortons operations

Two waste disposal and recycling companies have filed suit against each other in BC Supreme Court in an apparent turf war over clientele.

Low tax rates and cost of doing business are key factors in cultivating entrepreneurial growth in the province

Two directors of timeshare company Aviawest Resurts Inc. have reached a settlement with the BC Securities Commission (BCSC), in which they admitted to illegally distributing the company’s securities, the regulator has announced.

Canadian taxpayers will be on the hook for Canada’s underfunded health-care system, according to a new Fraser Institute report that calculated that the system had a $537.7 billion shortfall as of the end of 2010.

Some of the jobs that the B.C government claims were created as a result of its Jobs Plan were actually created before the plan was implemented, according to the NDP.

British Columbia’s unemployment rate increased in November to 6.8%, compared with 6.7% in October, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.

Premier Christy Clark has a better-than-average fiscal policy when compared with those of Canada’s other premiers, according to the results of a Fraser Institute study released this morning.