Economy, Law & Politics

B.C.’s labour market capped off a strong year with a modest employment uptick and a further decline to an already rock-bottom unemployment rate. Employment rose by 5,600 persons to 2.491 million, up 0.2% from November, following a 0.

Defendants accused of pressuring the company to sign a licensing deal “under duress”

The economy of Northern B.C. has stabilized after a commodity price slide in 2014, says a new report on the region. The Northern Development Initiative Trust released its 2017 State of the North report on Jan. 9.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to rescind a set of guidelines that loosened enforcement of federal marijuana laws has Canadian cannabis-sector executives optimistic that they will benefit from the change.

Carlo Dade from the Canada West Foundation analyzes the latest in Canada-U.S. relations. Cam Battley from Aurora Cannabis discusses the company's rapid expansion

The CEO of one B.C.’s largest credit unions is bidding adieu to the West Coast for a banking job in the Prairies. Coast Capital Savings announced Wednesday (January 10) Dan Coulter has resigned as its president and CEO.

NPA City Councillor to motion City staff at next Vancouver City Council meeting

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 January 4, 2018. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

The Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia is taking the provincial government to court for rejecting recommendations for salary increases made by the Judicial Compensation Commission (JCC).

A flurry of new vehicle sales drove a strong start to fourth-quarter B.C. retail sales. Dollar-volume sales jumped 2% from September to a record-high $7.3 billion with growth surpassing the national gain of 1.5% over the same period.