Economy, Law & Politics

The amount of savings Canadians believe they will need for a comfortable retirement dropped significantly in 2012 compared with just one year before, according to the results of an RBC poll released this morning.

The departing B.C. Auditor General John Doyle would have stayed in British Columbia if his appointment had been automatically renewed as expected, he told Business in Vancouver today.

With RRSP season in full swing, the next few weeks might be the best time for Canadians to meet with a trusted adviser and make long-term decisions about the numerous retirement savings options available to them.

In a move predicted last week, B.C.'s Auditor General John Doyle has officially accepted the position of Auditor-General in Victoria, Australia.

Vancouver resident Mei Rong Wei has filed suit against her daughter’s acting coach and the coach’s performing arts school over what she alleges is a breach of an education contract.

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

On November 6, 2012, the citizens of the United States decided to maintain, essentially, the status quo: they re-elected Barack Obama as president, left the United States House of Representatives solidly in Republican hands and left the United States Senate under the control of the Democratic Party.

Regulatory changes won’t make pot cafés legal, but city still tolerates prescription sales

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Canada is failing to reverse the increasing income inequality that began in the 1990s, and with this comes increasing rates of poverty, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released this morning.