Economy, Law & Politics

Although Canada weathered the recent financial crisis relatively well compared with other countries such as the United States, another similar crisis could seriously damage the country’s financial institutions and economy as a whole.

Public-private partnerships, or P3s, generated over $51 billion for the Canadian economy between 2003 and 2012, according to a Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) study released March 13.

Businesses in British Columbia have a higher rate of job openings per capita than the national average, according to a Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report released March 12.

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 March 5. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

R. Home Supply Centre Ltd. and Rock and Angela Petrick are suing Home Hardware Stores Ltd. and the Bank of Nova Scotia for conspiracy, interference and breach of contract after Home Hardware allegedly detrimentally interfered with lenders and suppliers to weaken the plaintiffs in order to force them to sell or liquidate their store.

Mayor Gregor Robertson has filed an official legal response in the British Columbia Supreme Court March 10 to a petition alleging a conflict of interest over the lease of a civic building to Vancouver's HootSuite.

Businesses in Surrey's Newton Town Centre area have been given the go-ahead to form a business improvement association (BIA), the City of Surrey announced March 11.

In a sign that 2014 will be another year of mediocre growth for B.C.’s economy, Statistics Canada’s annual survey of investment intentions for construction, machinery and equipment (capex) points to a slight deceleration in capital investment this year.

Trio of international politicians highlights city’s 2014 Surrey Regional Economic Summit Panel discussion

The British Columbia government is facing another legal challenge over a moratorium on uranium and thorium exploration and mining – something that has already cost provincial taxpayers $30 million.