Economy, Law & Politics

Mystery dinner cruise triggers lawsuit A woman who was allegedly injured while attending a mystery dinner suit has filed suit in BC Supreme Court.

Fasken Martineau LLP is merging with Johannesburg-based Bell Dewar and will become the Canadian law firm with the largest international footprint, the company announced yesterday.

Enderby and District keen to be next in credit union consolidations

British Columbia and Ontario saw the slowest growth in consumer prices on a year-over-year basis in September, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning. Prices in both provinces of 0.7%, compared with the national average of 1.2%. B.

The date has been set for a multimillion-dollar trial that will uncover the troubled construction of BC Place stadium's cable-supported retractable roof.

The director of a company that allegedly promised risk-free, high-return investments in renewable energy projects in developing countries via Craigslist has been handed a $50,000 fine and lifetime securities trading ban.

The volume of Canadian mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter of 2012 was down 17% from the previous quarter, with 599 transactions occurring from July to September, according to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP this morning.

Province seen as having above-average growth prospects

BC’s skills shortage is becoming more acute with each passing month, even though the province has yet to hit the impending tsunami of baby-boomer retirements.

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