Economy, Law & Politics

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 July 24. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Bond's goals include boosting B.C. tourism sector's revenue to $18 billion by 2016

North Shore’s Tsleil-Waututh tapping major projects initiatives to develop economic self-reliance and drastically cut reserve unemployment

The B.C. government is creating a new hybrid business model: one that is for-profit but with a mandate to provide social benefits.

Only one-third of Canadians with non-mortgage personal debt have detailed repayment plans, according to the results of a BMO survey released July 29.

Weekly earnings in Canada are showing modest growth and are up 2.5% from May 2012, Statistics Canada reported July 25.

Bud Smith, former attorney general and Social Credit MLA for Kamloops, was appointed board chair of the BC Lottery Corp. (BCLC) on July 25.

Vancouver’s pricey real estate has contributed to the city’s residents claiming the highest net worth compared with other Canadian cities, according to Environics Analytics.

The BC Liberals say they have chopped spending and made strides in reducing the provincial debt.

Canadians are paying 13% less per month to pay off debt than in 2012, but the number of Canadians who carry some form of debt has increased, according to a BMO report released July 24.