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 April 19. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

New regulations scheduled to come into effect July 23 aimed at deterring theft of copper wire and other high-value metals

British Columbia created 19,700 jobs in April, helping Canada post its best two-month employment gain since 1981, according to numbers Statistics Canada released May 11.

A complex network of seniors care options has left the vulnerable elderly and their families fending for themselves, according to a seniors care expert. B.C.

The BC Supreme Court has sentenced Chilliwack resident Russell Anthony Porisky to four-and-a-half years in jail and fined him $274,815 for one count of counselling others to evade taxes and two counts of tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) h

Calgary-based Sovereign General Insurance Co. is alleging that the City of Cranbrook has “unlawfully interfered in economic relations” by including an exclusion clause in tender documents for a wastewater treatment facility.

B.C. Ombudsperson Kim Carter has raised serious questions about the government’s handling of seniors care throughout the province – and the Liberals want her back for a second term.

After an undercover investigation, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that a B.C. man broke securities laws while promoting feature film company Velocity Entertainment Inc. on Craigslist .

Uncertainty in Europe following last weekend’s elections in France and Greece pushed prices for gold futures contracts to a four-month low of US$1,595.50 per ounce before they rose slightly to close at US$1,604.50 on May 8.

For many of B.C.’s key technology sectors, 2011 was a strong recovery year.