Economy, Law & Politics

British Columbia’s spending growth has been blowing the rest of Canada out of the water this year

“The epicentre of where it is most challenging to be a young adult today – on the continent – is in Vancouver”

Since Linda Hepner took office last December, she has been front and centre in the press concerning hot-button issues like transit and crime, in a community pegged as possessing immense economic potential

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 May 27. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Some rankings classify Vancouver as one of the most livable cities in the world, but not all studies come to the same conclusion

Carolyn Cross had her eye on the South American markets for years. What the CEO of Vancouver’s Ondine Biomedical didn’t understand was how to go about tapping into those emerging economies.

There is little data on the role speculation and foreign ownership are playing in Metro Vancouver’s housing market, and not much is known about the exact number of homes being left empty by absent owners.

Editor-in-chief Fiona Anderson on the news that caught her eye this week

The word is out: B.C. is poised to be the leader among provincial economies this year and next.

Mike Gokturk has an extra $13 million in his company coffers after a successful funding round closed this week for Vancouver-based Payfirma.