Economy, Law & Politics

The British Columbia government says it will head into the next flurry of public-sector labour negotiations with an offer of limited wage hikes and a plan to link employee raises to the province's economic growth.

Employees in British Columbia earned an average of $877 per week in September – more than 8% below the national average of $918, announced Statistics Canada November 27.

The New Image College of Fine Arts and its owners Charlie Van Dyke and John Craig are suing Google Inc., Google Canada Corp. and two unknown defendants for writing allegedly defamatory anonymous reviews that accuse the school of encouraging students to write positive reviews online in exchange for good grades.

Surrey city council has approved recommendations for the city's 2014 financial plan at its annual budget meeting, permitting new increases to property taxes and utility fees.

Annual philanthropy award winners prove you don't need to be big to make an impact

Vancouver's Central 1 Credit Union has posted a $7.8 million profit in 2013's third quarter, down from $25.6 million in the same period last year, the organization announced November 25.

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 November 13. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Market value of alternative currency has skyrocketed 5,000% since January

New partnerships, growing market seed new growth opportunities for Vancouver firm

SandVault Group claims it could have provided cheaper equipment for Vancouver program