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Culture and crime top the agenda in Surrey’s five-year financial blueprint

Culture and crime top the agenda in Surrey’s five-year financial blueprint

Residents paying more taxes in 2015 to fund new arts facilities and more police officers
Sharing economy upsides, deepening debt: 2015 trends to watch

Sharing economy upsides, deepening debt: 2015 trends to watch

A look ahead to 2015 shows a few hangover trends from 2014 that won’t go away after a good night’s sleep and some Aspirin. The most interesting are the ones that appear to be working against each other, but maybe aren’t.
Saudi Arabia’s risky energy gamble: sacrificing short-term revenue to undermine competition

Saudi Arabia’s risky energy gamble: sacrificing 
short-term revenue to undermine competition

The new era of U.S. energy self-sufficiency and its impact on Middle Eastern oil producers as their market position erodes is...
Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce gets new leadership

Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce gets new leadership

Fort St. John isn’t in a “boom,” according to newly elected chamber of commerce president Tony Zabinsky. “I would hate to use the word boom because there’s always a bust that follows. Fort St.
B.C. businessman fined $4.2 million for ‘grossly misleading’ newsletter reports

B.C. businessman fined $4.2 million for ‘grossly misleading’ newsletter reports

A B.C. businessman who used his own newsletter to promote “grossly misleading” reports on penny stocks traded in the U.S. has been fined $4.2 million by the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC).
Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents set up new base camp

Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents set up new base camp

Pipeline opponents have vacated Burnaby Mountain but are now camping out at the entrance to Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal.
British Columbians’ confidence over financial goals drops sharply in 2015: CIBC

British Columbians’ confidence over financial goals drops sharply in 2015: CIBC

British Columbians’ confidence about their personal finances in 2015 has dropped almost as fast as the New Year’s Eve ball.
B.C.’s highest-paid CEOs trail the rest of Canada

B.C.’s highest-paid CEOs trail the rest of Canada

Compensation for Canada’s top 100 CEOs reached levels in 2013 not seen prior to the global recession, according to a study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

We Are Not Changing Our Bullish Tune

Equities have had a bad start to the year and a number of strategists are saying that stocks could continue to struggle

Interested in "financial fitness" this New Year?

While ringing in the new year, many vow to work on their physical fitness, but what about financial fitness? This infographic breaks it down.