Economy, Law & Politics

BC Hydro's tariff contains provisions that limit rate-payers' right to electricity

The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is warning that rising injury claims could force it to seek a 6.7 per cent increase in basic car insurance rates this year.

Central Bankers and Finance Ministers are less worried about inflation than they are about reviving growth

Canada’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.5% in the second quarter, pushing the economy into a recession, StatisticsCanada data confirms.

Despite resource, stock market pain, opportunities abound in Asian economic overhaul

More often than usual, the licence plate on the car in front of me this summer in locales as varied as Vancouver and Powell River has been Albertan. Typically, these cars and trucks have been new, top-of-the-line, optioned-out beauties.

Kwantlen Polytechnic course aimed at unravelling the contradictions and complexities of regulations surrounding the business of growing and selling medical marijuana

Retail spending continued to ramp up at B.C.’s storefronts with yet another strong showing in June as growth in the housing market, tourism and general economic activity lifted consumption.

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending August 26. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Who carries more debt -- Vancouverites or Calgarians? This infographic compares debt levels across the country