Economy, Law & Politics

Watchdog says it has seen number of data breach reports ‘skyrocket’

An online posting announcing the bankruptcy of a Richmond-based real estate agency is fake news, according to the owner of the company. It has just relocated to Vancouver.

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended November 6, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

BIV's lawsuit of the week

What happened: B.C.’s unemployment rate fell as the province added thousands of new jobs in October. Why it matters: The West Coast piled up four consecutive months of losses. B.C.

B.C. retailers posted a decent pickup in August sales, but the trend continued to signal soft consumer spending. Retail spending at bricks-and-mortar stores rose 0.8% from July to a seasonally adjusted $7.

Business lawyers examine access-to-justice issues for companies in B.C.

Canadian Business Growth Fund finds bright opportunities in British Columbia

The money-laundering public inquiry rolls into Richmond on Thursday, with the biggest crowd of the series expected. Two such public meetings have already been hosted, in Vancouver and Kelowna, with a relatively sparse attendance at each.

B.C. government has introduced a bill to revamp the Securities Act