Economy, Law & Politics

Massey Tunnel replacement, Trans Mountain twinning climb a few rungs

CRA investigation in wake of Panama Papers leak unconstitutional, court action claims

What’s on offer to small to medium-sized enterprises so far from B.C.’s major parties

B.C. retail conditions remained strong in December despite a second straight decline in monthly sales. Total dollar-volume sales fell to a seasonally adjusted $6.33 billion, a 0.3% drop from November.

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 March 1, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

First in series on 2017 B.C. election: how has government treated small businesses since 2013?

Two residents of British Columbia and a company committed fraud and breached a cease trade order (CTO), the British Columbia Securities Commission alleged March 1.

Real GDP in Canada increased 2.6% at an annualized rate in 2016’s final quarter, Statistics Canada announced March 2, exceeding analysts’ call for growth of around 2.0%. The increase was supported by solid growth in consumer spending, which was up 2.

Siu Mui “Debbie” Wong and Siu Kon “Bonnie” Soo, sisters and residents of British Columbia, have been permanently banned from trading or purchasing securities in the province and have been ordered to repay almost $10 million in funds they misappropria

As was widely expected by analysts, Canada’s central bank announced Wednesday (March 1) it is keeping the overnight rate target at 0.5%, the same level it has been since mid-2015.