Economy, Law & Politics

An internationally renowned Simon Fraser University professor who is also a member of the Canadian Advisory Council on National Security questions the validity of a recently released Human Freedom Index report.

Numbers are down in Surrey but continue to rise in Vancouver

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

Canadian investors are outpacing their foreign counterparts when it comes to the acquisition of securities, according to data released Monday (August 17) from Statistics Canada.

Jack Woodward's Victoria-based firm helped the Tsilhqot'in win aboriginal title over land

Reporter Nelson Bennett on the news that caught his eye this week

The system, intended to manage infectious disease outbreaks, is also five years late, Bellringer said

Securities and Exchange Commission files suit in Vancouver and new charges laid in the U.S.

Commodities from industrial metals to oil were crashing August 12 after China decided to devalue its currency for the second day in a row. The devaluation of the Renminbi renewed concerns about growth in the world’s largest consumer of raw materials.

China's surprise move to devalue its currency will likely mean more pain for the battered Canadian economy. Stock markets in Canada and the United States fell sharply on the news that China had allowed the yuan to drop 2%.