Economy, Law & Politics

The British Columbia government will increase Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums by 4% in January for the sixth consecutive year while it continues to hold health spending growth to about 2%.

British Columbia's business community is giving the provincial government top marks for tabling a balanced budget, but would like to see more action on skills training and B.C.'s "antiquated" provincial sales tax (PST).

"The budget in one or two words? I came up with three — a triple-b budget — boring, balanced budget. But we're one of only two provinces in Canada that can boast that happy state of boring."

While B.C. companies grapple with exchange rate volatility, purchasing power parity rankings chart a steadier course for the Canadian dollar’s valuation in the global marketplace

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 February 12. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Forestry, energy, tourism could benefit; retailers, consumers brace for higher costs

British Columbia Finance Minister Mike de Jong presented a budget that contained little in the way of policy, spending or taxation changes, but introduced a long-awaited tax model for the province's nascent liquified natural gas sector.

These new rules have startling implications on the division of property

B.C. smokers got a tongue lashing from the province's finance minister today in addition to a $0.72 increase on a pack of smokes.

U.S monetary policy; Europe's growth prospects; Japan's struggle to survive