Economy, Law & Politics

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Bus pass clawback for disabled remains as Finance Minister Mike de Jong releases province’s first-quarter budget update

Weak commodity prices, an underperforming global economy and a struggling province next door will continue to hamper growth in Northeast B.C. over the next three years, according to economists with Central 1 Credit Union.

Peace region mayors say some Alberta contractors working in BC are not paying PST

Canadian net worth jumped to a record high in 2016’s second quarter, but...

Asian enterprise initiatives include investment, partnerships and education agreements

Small Kootenay town aspires to become the province’s next high-tech hub

CUPE secured soft landing in next month’s Multi-Material BC takeover of recycling pickup

Exporters boasted a strong gain in sales in July, signalling improvement in their fortunes after lacklustre activity in the second quarter. Dollar-volume goods exports jumped 5.5% from June to a seasonally adjusted $3.2 billion.

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 7, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.