Economy, Law & Politics

Eye drug developer QLT Inc. (TSX:QLT) announced September 27 that it will buy back up to 3.4 million shares during the next year as part of a plan to return $100 million to shareholders.

In a surprise Friday announcement, the B.C. government put a cork in the controversial move to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution. Premier Christy Clark announced that the B.C.

In a bid to keep Canadian dollars at home, the Surrey Board of Trade and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce are calling for the federal government to ensure Canadian border officials enforce "all tax exemption limits" for cross-border shoppers.

Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson wants immediate action on affordable housing by having city council adopt all recommendations in the Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Housing final report released September 26.

The BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) and the provincial government have announced a tentative collective agreement.

B.C. consumer confidence rose nearly four times more than the national average in September, leaving British Columbians far more confident than their counterparts across the country, according to a September 26 Conference Board of Canada report. B.C.

The B.C. government has launched a new online tool to land more foreign investment and to enable baby boomers to sell their businesses and retire.

For B.C.’s fastest-growing companies, cash seems to be king.

The BCGEU is heading back to the bargaining table this week in an effort to conclude a collective agreement for its roughly 25,000 members who work directly for the B.C. government. Talks broke down after mediation failed last June.

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending September 5. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.