Economy, Law & Politics

Entrepreneurs are missing revenue opportunities because of delays in approving sales

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 September 27, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

B.C. retail sales rose 0.7% in July to $7.2 billion. The increase continues a strong growth trend over the previous three months. So far this year, unadjusted sales have totalled $47 billion, up 9.3% from the same period last year.

Province is seeking feedback on how to handle a new recreational marijuana industry

Tsleil-Waututh lawyers say federal government erred in law in not considering tanker traffic as part of pipeline assessment

Provincial government will kick in $50,000 to help Vancouver, Surrey compete for Amazon second headquarters

Canada’s economy may be en route to a more “realistic growth rate” after July’s gross domestic product numbers inched up slightly to 0.1% from June, according to a BMO economist.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) has announced it is launching a program that is intended to increase the export capacity of small and medium-sized business in British Columbia.

An increase in energy exports was responsible in large part for a jump in the total dollar value of B.C.’s exports to international markets in 2016, according to a new report from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.

The 20 largest Crown corporations have increased revenue an average of 12% since 2016