Economy, Law & Politics

Incumbent premier vows to maintain credit rating and sell B.C.'s business-friendly benefits to the wider world

Jane Sterk says yes to local co-operatives and social enterprises, no to pipelines and global trade

The economic gods have not been good to today's BC Liberals.

BIV’s exclusive Ipsos Reid poll of the provincial business community reveals overwhelming support for Liberal policies

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 May 1. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Former BC Liberal leader Gordon Wilson's surprise call for disaffected party members to "come home" and support Premier Christy Clark's re-election campaign comes in the wake of a string of his own financial and legal difficulties.

An arbitrator's decision to award Delta aerospace manufacturer Avcorp US$27.4 million in damages from Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) subsidiary Cessna Aircraft Co. will stand, a U.S. court decided May 2.

The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform (ICCLR) has announced that the RCMP’s commercial crime section has laid charges against accountant Janet Mercedes Bayda for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million from the ICCLR during a period of several years.

A group that opposes a casino at BC Place stadium said Thursday it will proceed with a lawsuit that it filed 18 months ago.

Scotia Capital Inc. has paid the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) $65,000 for trading in securities that were the subject of cease trade orders (CTOs) and a halt trade order (HTO).