Economy, Law & Politics

Prime Minister Stephen Harper pushed pipelines and trade deals during an address to the Vancouver Board of Trade on January 6.

Over 80% of British Columbians plan to make a New Year’s resolution for 2014, according to a BMO Wealth Institute study released December 31 – and more than four in ten respondents in the province say those resolutions will be related to their personal finances.

A look back at a watershed year for British Columbia

Edgar Sandulo, a display designer and installer who does business as Edgar Designs, is suing Christmas Forever and Holland Imports Inc. for allegedly supplying a shipment of Christmas decorations that were infested with insects.

British Columbia saw a drop in consumer prices in the 12 months to November, once again making it the only province to see year-over-year price drops, according to Statistics Canada data released December 20.

The number of employment insurance (EI) recipients in British Columbia jumped 10.1% in October compared with one month prior, Statistics Canada announced December 19.

Commodity prices dropped 5.8% in November compared with one month prior, Scotiabank announced in its Commodity Price Index released December 19.

The Canadian dollar's slide continued December 18, following the United States Federal Reserve's announcement that it will reduce its US$85 billion a month in bond purchases by $10 billion starting in January because of a stronger U.S. job market.

The job vacancy rate was unchanged in British Columbia in September compared with one year prior, according to Statistics Canada data released December 17.

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 December 6. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.