Economy, Law & Politics

Canada Post will phase out home mail delivery over the next five years, eliminating between 6,000 and 8,000 jobs, it announced December 11.

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.

The restaurant industry was among the victors in the battle against the harmonized sales tax (HST). But the war for consumer dollars is far from over for the industry in B.C.

British Columbia is expected to take the lead among the provinces in 2015 in terms of economic growth in Canada, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released December 9.

The unemployment rate in British Columbia grew to 6.7% in November – an increase of 0.2 percentage points when compared with October, according to Statistics Canada data released December 6.

The Canadian dollar has been sliding since mid-October, which could benefit British Columbia's manufacturing and export industries in the immediate term, according to the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME).

Executives across the United States perceive Canada as having a less favourable business climate than the U.S. in almost every aspect, according to the results of a Development Counsellors International survey.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) will maintain the overnight rate target at 1%, it announced December 4.

Charitable leaders’ confidence is up over previous years, but organizations still struggle with flat growth in corporate and personal giving

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.