Economy, Law & Politics

The dollar values of both imports and exports of merchandise fell in May, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.

Light industrial (Class 5) businesses in Burnaby are expressing concern over the province’s decision to phase out the school tax credit.

BC has been an economic disappointment.

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 June 26. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

A trucking business is suing Encana and Spectra Energy Transmission after a semi tractor-trailer accident on a road near Fort Nelson.

Applying environmental, social and governance screening processes to Asian companies can mitigate risks for investors, say experts

One would think that an important lesson would have been learned following the crisis of 2008. In many western countries large buildups in debt allowed for wild spending to occur in the wake of the dot-com bust. Unfortunately, this leverage proved to be the Achilles heel of the economy as the interest payments on these bills became too much to bear.

A Victoria-based company says it is the first in the world to help shoppers get duty refunds on returned goods bought online from other countries.

The Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) market has seen total proceeds of $1.3 billion from all Canadian exchanges in the first half of 2013 – a jump of almost 500% from the $220 million raised in the same period last year.

The BC Chamber of Commerce has commended the provincial government for its updated 2013 provincial budget released yesterday, with president and CEO John Winter describing it as “both balanced and prudent.”