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Securities commission alleges fraud in Island investment

Securities commission alleges fraud in Island investment

Three B.C. residents and their companies committed fraud when they continued to sell shares in a Vancouver Island investment while the property was in foreclosure, the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) alleges.
Breaking: Auditor General to examine BC Place renovation fiasco

Breaking: Auditor General to examine BC Place renovation fiasco

B.C. Auditor General John Doyle will take a closer look at the costs of the controversial BC Place Stadium renovation, it was revealed January 18.
Vancouver’s outside workers ink four-year agreement

Vancouver’s outside workers ink four-year agreement

The City of Vancouver has signed a four-year collective agreement with its 1,600 unionized outside workers, who will receive 6.75% in wage increases over four years.
Robertson sells out of his Happy Planet Juice Co.: city hall disclosures

Robertson sells out of his Happy Planet Juice Co.: city hall disclosures

Mayor Gregor Robertson has divested himself from the company he co-founded, city hall annual financial disclosure statements revealed yesterday.

Money alone won’t eliminate aboriginal prosperity deficit

The government can hardly be faulted for wanting to break with the old paternalistic model of massive but poorly conceived spending, passively received
Probe confirms no personal info shared in health data breach

Probe confirms no personal info shared in health data breach

A Ministry of Health investigation into the release of personal health information for research purposes confirmed three incidents where health information was shared without authorization. But it also found no personal patient information was released.
Surrey man alleges pharmacy incorrectly filled prescriptions

Surrey man alleges pharmacy incorrectly filled prescriptions

A Surrey man is suing his pharmacy, claiming that it did not accurately fill a prescription and, instead, gave him medicine that worsened his condition.

Insider Trading

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 January 3. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.
Business leaders urge governments to tax wealthy

Business leaders urge governments to tax wealthy

BIV-Ipsos survey finds B.C.'s business elite advocating higher taxes to cut government debt
Investment brokers face stiff competition in B.C.

Investment brokers face stiff competition in B.C.

Competition remains fierce for investment advisers in Canada’s gateway to Asia.