Economy, Law & Politics

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 May 7. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada spent $683.9 billion on government subsidies to business between 1980 and 2009, according to a new Fraser Institute report.

Mid- to large-size tech companies like HootSuite, Global Relay, Vision Critical make up the minority in Vancouver.

British Columbia is holding on to its AAA credit rating from Moody's Investors Service. The credit rating agency is not, however, upgrading the province’s rating outlook from negative to stable.

Canada lost 29,000 jobs between March and April but the unemployment rate month-to-month remained unchanged at 6.9%.

Global engineering firm Roberts & Schaefer Co. and its Canadian arm, Roberts & Schaefer Soros Canada Ltd., are suing WSP Canada Inc. for providing allegedly negligent engineering services during the construction of a new heavy-media processing plant.

Business licences and development doubled during departing mayor’s time on council

It’s government policy – not price gouging on the part of Canadian retailers – that is to blame for the substantial gap in prices between American and Canadian goods, and this needs to be addressed.

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

Last year's sale of the downtown Vancouver mail processing plant helped offset losses at Canada Post in 2013, however, the Crown corporation still reports operating losses of $193 million.