Economy, Law & Politics

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 November 1, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Average weekly earnings in B.C. jumped in August to $924 (seasonally adjusted), a gain of 1.5% from July and 1.9% from a year ago.

Frozen assets have paralyzed third-party payment processor PacNet, triggering layoffs

Belgian regulators accuse Vancouver-based PacNet affiliate Counting House of fraud that targets people who have already been burned in previous scams

BC Business Summit addresses new climate of cooled economic activity

Ceremony for 67th national day stirred criticism of China’s human rights record

The price of oil is the top challenge for Canadian economic growth for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to CPA Canada’s latest Business Monitor report, followed closely by uncertainty south of the border.

Greater Victoria has one of the country’s lowest unemployment rates (5%), and the city’s tight job market means that many employers are on the hunt for workers.

Overnight the downtown office was set ablaze

Teresa Wat supposed to return to Canada within a week