Economy, Law & Politics

The BC Chamber of Commerce has joined a group pushing back against border measures that it says pose a serious threat to British Columbian businesses and tourists.

A North Vancouver media company is suing a former employee for allegedly using proprietary information to develop a competing business.

Vancouver lawyer Laird Russell Cruikshank has been suspended for 45 days starting September 1 and must reimburse the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) $6,498 in costs following an investigation into his practices, the LSBC announced August 23.

The vice-chair of the Crown corporation that regulates private, post-secondary education has launched a defamation lawsuit to silence a critic of his chain of English as a Second Language (ESL) schools.

Inflation in Canada edged up to 1.3% in July, compared with July 2012, Statistics Canada reported today in its release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.

Yesterday's Fraser Institute report suggesting that the cost of raising a child in Canada can be as low as $3,000 a year sparked considerable controversy and even generated a Twitter hashtag: #FraserInstituteKidTips.

Victoria is pushing ahead with changes to advertising and sponsorship rules for municipal elections, the B.C. government announced August 21.

One-third of parents with children under the age of 25 plan to delay retirement in order to pay for the cost of their children's post-secondary education, according to a Leger poll commissioned by CIBC.

The B.C. government announced August 21 that it will launch a review of the Industry Training Authority (ITA) this fall.

Raising a child in Canada costs much less than what is conventionally thought, according to a study released August 22 by the Fraser Institute.