Economy, Law & Politics

Trade between Canada and China grew 57% between 2007 and 2012, but Canadian companies are still not using Renminbi (RMB) (also known as yuan) when conducting these transactions – to their detriment – according to HSBC.

The use of illegal tobacco at high schools and post-secondary institutions in British Columbia has been found to be as high as more than 50% at some locations, according to a report released July 9th.

As stock markets rise, Canadian investors are expressing increasing economic optimism, and British Columbians are no exception.

Canadian firms are more often taking the lead when it comes to mergers and acquisitions with foreign companies, according to investment banker M&A International.

N&C Transportation Ltd. launched a class action against Navistar International Corp., Navistar Inc., Navistar Canada Inc. and Harbour International Trucks Ltd. over alleged defects in the companies’ heavy-duty tractor-trailer trucks.

Pursuing a solution through the courts costs as much time and money as staying in the treaty process, experts say

The cat is officially out of the bag – former mayor Doug McCallum is once again running for the city’s top spot.

Despite cautious optimism expressed by firms polled in the Bank of Canada’s latest business outlook survey, companies are not expecting hiring to pick up in the next year.

An ex-mutual fund salesman accused of using a $73,000 investment to cover his girlfriend’s personal expenses is already in the midst of fighting a $100,000 fine imposed on him earlier this year for selling off-book securities.

Consumer Protection BC has renewed its administrative agreement with the Government of British Columbia for another 30 years, the not-for-profit watchdog announced July 4.