Economy, Law & Politics

Canadian exports increased 6.3% in June

Tax evasion by Canadian companies using offshore havens promises to become election issue

Jordan Bateman is tired. And the media is tired of him, he supposes. It’s time for a bit of a break. “My adrenaline has just dropped off,” the president of the B.C.

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 July 29. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Greece's future ever more grim

US$8.6 billion project fuels political stability and speedier transit times

Canada’s GDP shrank 0.2% in May — the fifth straight month the economy has contracted.

Average weekly earnings for non-farm employees in Canada grew 1.4% to $948 in May — the lowest level of growth since October 2013.

Despite declines in mergers and acquisitions (M&) throughout Canada for the fourth consecutive quarter, B.C. managed to buck the trend in Q2 and even boost the dollar value of deals taking place in the province.

The impact of declining oil prices in the last quarter of 2014 is starting to manifest itself in consumers across Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to a new study by American credit reporting service TransUnion.