Economy, Law & Politics

While Canada’s big banks posted record profits this week, B.C.’s credit union system recorded a second consecutive quarterly decline this year.

The prices of both industrial products and raw materials increased in July, according to Statistics Canada data released August 29.

The average Canadian consumer’s debt, excluding mortgages, increased in 2013’s second quarter to $27,131, according to a TransUnion report released this morning (August 28).

Baby boomers across Canada have an average shortfall of $430,000 when it comes to their retirement savings, according to BMO Wealth Institute data released August 28.

Average weekly earnings in British Columbia grew by 1.3% to $877 in the twelve months leading to June – below the average national growth, according to Statistics Canada data released August 28.

There might have been a record amount of sun in B.C. last month, but for the thousands of workers who quit their jobs all was not bright on their career horizons.

Wooing multinational partners requires adding costs and administrative staff

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 August 22. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

The BC Chamber of Commerce has joined a group pushing back against border measures that it says pose a serious threat to British Columbian businesses and tourists.

A North Vancouver media company is suing a former employee for allegedly using proprietary information to develop a competing business.