Economy, Law & Politics

Should Vancouver and other municipalities in the region ever decide to follow New Westminster's lead and adopt a living wage policy, it might benefit some low-income workers at the expense of others, a new study by the Fraser Institute concludes.

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 January 8. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

A recent U.S. district court ruling is exciting B.C. business advocates because they believe it will provide Canadian travellers with more protections should they run afoul of expedited-removal laws.

Although Crown prosecutors blamed WorkSafeBC investigators for failing to follow proper investigation procedures in its handling of a fatal sawmill fire in Burns Lake in 2012, the B.C. New Democrats say the Liberal government, not WorkSafeBC, is at fault.

The B.C. Securities Commission is warning investors in B.C. to use "extreme caution" when investing in binary options offered through an Internet-based platform called RBOptions.

The City of Vancouver has stopped processing Bonnis Properties’ application to redevelop the Hollywood Theatre into a two-storey fitness facility.

The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6.6% in December, according to Statistics Canada data released January 10, continuing the province's trend of having a lower unemployment rate than the Canadian average.

Practical advice and insider information about investing in real estate, retirement savings, mortgage finance options and other areas will be discussed at the Investment Alternatives Conference in Vancouver February 15, hosted by Tina Mak International Real Estate Investment.

Two years after Premier Christy Clark announced a plan to get British Columbians back to work, the B.C. Jobs Plan has failed to deliver on its promised benefits, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

British Columbians are the least likely in the country to make contributions to a retirement savings plan (RSP) this year, according to the results of a Scotiabank poll released January 7.