Economy, Law & Politics

The BC Chamber of Commerce has commended the provincial government for its recently released Accessibility 2024 plan.

Vancouver is the second most competitive major city – defined as those with a population of two million or more – when it comes to business taxes, according to a KPMG report released June 17.

Robert Waters, a resident of British Columbia and a former investment adviser, has been involved in the illegal distribution of securities, a British Columbia Securities Commission panel has found.

While survey finds crime is still a top concern, statistics show the city is getting safer

A provincial court judge asked a lawyer to tell him why he shouldn't send a North Vancouver drycleaning company owner to jail after the company pleaded guilty to violating environmental regulations in a way that allowed a toxic chemical to evaporate into the air.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has a blunt warning for investors looking to drop money into medical marijuana stocks.

And then there were two. Leonard Brody announced Tuesday morning he was dropping out of the race to be the NPA candidate for mayor and throwing his support behind rival Kirk LaPointe.

A former director of a B.C. mining company violated securities laws when he authorized the illegal sale of shares traded to seven investors in 2011, a B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has ruled.

Attempted murder charges have been laid against a 61-year-old man suspected of shooting a bike store owner in Yaletown June 10 and exchanging several rounds of gunfire with police.

The economy in British Columbia is set to accelerate and is expected to surpass growth rates seen last year, RBC announced June 11.