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Indigenous Opportunities Forum seeks to open more doors to B.C.’s economy

Indigenous Opportunities Forum seeks to open more doors to B.C.’s economy

The eighth annual forum will look at the best practices in partnerships, procurement and progress to strengthen Aboriginal participation in B.C.’s economy
Canadian investors unfazed by pushed-back October 17 date for legal cannabis sales

Canadian investors unfazed by pushed-back October 17 date for legal cannabis sales

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces asked for more time
B.C.’s employment and housing cool off in May

B.C.’s employment and housing cool off in May

B.C. employment softened in May, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey estimates. Fewer full-time positions drove a 0.5%, or 12,000-person, dip in total employment from April, entirely attributed to a decline in Metro Vancouver.
Canada's Cannabis Act awaits royal assent

Canada's Cannabis Act awaits royal assent

Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass the Cannabis Act on June 19
Challenges erode Asian-market allure for First Nations

Challenges erode Asian-market allure for First Nations

Initial momentum for overseas business relationship has slowed to a near standstill
Trump’s tariff threats could derail global economy

Trump’s tariff threats could derail global economy

Job losses, an escalating trade war the likely fallout from levies on Canada’s auto industry
Insider trading: June 19, 2018

Insider trading: June 19, 2018

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 June 13, 2018. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Lawsuit of the week: Investor in Vancouver’s first licensed marijuana shop claims original directors were forced out through ‘intimidation and

Lawsuit of the week: Investor in Vancouver’s first licensed marijuana shop claims original directors were forced out through ‘intimidation and

Shane Allen, an investor in Vancouver’s first licensed cannabis dispensary, is suing Wealthshop Retail Ltd. and others, claiming loans and investments haven’t been paid back after original directors were allegedly forced out “through the use of intimidation and threats of violence.”
Canada’s Cannabis Act sent to Senate for second time

Canada’s Cannabis Act sent to Senate for second time

House of Commons voted 205-82 to accept government’s rejection of 13 Senate amendments
Defrauded investors set to collect US$3.5m from former Burnaby pair

Defrauded investors set to collect US$3.5m from former Burnaby pair

Investors who the B.C. Securities Commission says were defrauded by two former Burnaby residents are set to collect some of their lost money. Once given court approval, a total of US$3.