Economy, Law & Politics

Startup of New Afton proves miner's mettle in securing social licence

B.C.’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.0% in the 12 months to August, compared with a national rise of 1.2%, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning. The report found that while B.C.

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 August 29. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Investor claims society should have supervised the actions of former member Rashida Samji

While B.C.'s economy has muddled along relatively well over the past couple years, the global economic situation is clearly taking its toll.

Ufuk Ari is suing the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for breached privacy and vulnerability after one of its employees allegedly accessed Ari's personal information.

The executive director of the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that Jeffrey Karl Wiegel and Michael Jerome Knight, both from B.C.

Canada is among the top five most economically free countries in the world, well ahead of the U.S., which has fallen to 18th overall, according to the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report .

The B.C. government plans to cut spending to balance the 2013-14 budget and keep the 2012-13 budget deficit to $1.14 billion, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said September 13.

Businesses need to adapt their systems for the elimination of the harmonized sales tax (HST) and the return the provincial sales tax (PST) on April 1, 2013, Finance Minister Mike de Jong confirmed September 13.