Economy, Law & Politics

Former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty died suddenly today, possibly of a heart attack, according to media reports. He had resigned from cabinet last month.

As highrises blanket Vancouver's downtown and box stores dot the landscape in the suburbs, the significance of the province's natural resource sector – concentrated mainly in rural B.C. – isn't obvious in urban life.

There’s a fundamental fairness to having users pay the costs, rather than all taxpayers

Startups aiming to shake up financial sector as PwC report finds Canadian firms continue to be slow to adopt new technology

Bankers across Canada are more pessimistic than those in the United States when it comes to the outlook for credit card delinquencies, according to analytics software company FICO (NYSE:FICO).

Silver Standard added Nevada asset and repaid debt without diluting shares

Manufacturing sales in B.C. rebounded in January to stay within the elevated range observed since October. Shipments reached a seasonally adjusted estimate of $3.51 billion – a 3.3% increase from December, with unadjusted sales up nearly 6% from year-ago levels.

The Tasty Grape Wine Store and owner Cindy Holland are suing the British Columbia Wine Institute for allegedly unreasonably denying an application to sell the BC Vintner's Quality Wine Store to Liquor Barn.

Scotiabank has rebranded its ING Direct Canada unit as Tangerine, as part of its agreement to buy the bank from Netherlands-based ING Group for $3.1 billion in late 2012.

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 April 2. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.