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B.C. woman gets securities ban for fraud

B.C. woman gets securities ban for fraud

Fines and permanent securities trading prohibition levied for fraud and breaching cease-trade order
Northeast B.C. group looks to establish new First Nation

Northeast B.C. group looks to establish new First Nation

More than 100 members of the Fort Nelson First Nation say they have given the federal government notice of its intentions to establish a new First Nation in Northeast British Columbia.
Financial relief on the way for B.C. taxpayers: throne speech

Financial relief on the way for B.C. taxpayers: throne speech

The upcoming provincial budget will provide B.C. taxpayers with some form of “financial relief,” Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government announced in its annual Speech from the Throne today.
Insider trading: February 14, 2017

Insider trading: February 14, 2017

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 February 8, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Husband-wife team implicated in sweepstakes fraud were on Dragons’ Den

Husband-wife team implicated in sweepstakes fraud were on Dragons’ Den

Companies owned by a Port Moody couple who appeared on CBC’s Dragons’ Den in 2010 to pitch their automated remittance business are being investigated for alleged money laundering and sweepstakes fraud.
B.C. penny stock promoter sentenced in New York

B.C. penny stock promoter sentenced in New York

Man caught in U.S. sting receives 12-year sentence for multimillion-dollar scams

Infographic: RRSP tax tips

The March 1 deadline is just around the corner. Should you contribute to an RRSP? Here are some tips from CPABC.
B.C. adds 11,000 jobs in January: Statistics Canada

B.C. adds 11,000 jobs in January: Statistics Canada

Province’s unemployment rate falls to 5.6%, the lowest rate in the country
BC NDP threatens to sue premier for alleging it hacked Liberal website

BC NDP threatens to sue premier for alleging it hacked Liberal website

The provincial NDP party threatened February 8 to sue Premier Christy Clark for alleging without proof that the party illegally hacked into a BC Liberal Party website.
Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada: Census

Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada: Census

More than two-thirds of the people living in Canada live within 100 km of the U.S.