Economy, Law & Politics

Homegrown organizations emerging as part of expanding resource-sharing movement

The B.C. government admitted today it made a “regrettable mistake” in firing a Health Ministry employee as part of a sweeping privacy-breach investigation and mass firing in 2012.

Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) and Burger King (NYSE:BKW) plan to join forces and create one of the world’s biggest fast-food businesses.

B.C inflation remains well below the Canadian average while the province had some of the country’s highest growth in retail sales, according to two separate economic reports released by Statistics Canada August 22.

The household net worth per capita in Canada has increased substantially in the last seven years relative to levels seen in the United States, according to a new Statistics Canada study.

Vancouver residents think the city’s current municipal government has done a good job on tourism and the environment, but city hall got low marks when it came to homelessness and being transparent about decisions.

British Columbia saw a drop in wholesale sales in June after three consecutive monthly gains, Statistics Canada announced August 20.

Kovacevic Consult Inc., John Kovacevic, Paolo Venturi and Tommaso Ferrari are suing Coastal Contacts Inc. for allegedly bailing on a consulting agreement before Coastal raised $430 million from a European eyewear firm with their help.

The Economist has released its annual ranking of the world’s most livable cities and although Vancouver hasn’t topped the list since 2011, the city is still considered one of the best places in the world in which to live.

Pork farms face fallout from political dispute