Economy, Law & Politics

Richmond residents will see their taxes hiked, following the city council's endorsement of a 2.98% tax increase to fund its 2013 operating budget.

Attorney General Shirley Bond announced December 11 that she has appointed 30 lawyers with the honourary designation of Queen’s counsel (QC).

The millennial generation, also known as Generation Y, which includes those born between 1980 and 1995, has increasing influence both in purchasing power and in an ability to alter other generations’ spending habits, according to an Edelman Canada study released December 11.

Premier Christy Clark has residential property in Vancouver and trust property on Galiano Island from an inheritance, according to her annual public disclosure statement.

Vancouver may be Lotus Land, but its residents are far from tranquil.

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

Canada is failing to leverage the economic potential of its territories and is in need of a long-term plan to do so, according to a new Canadian Chamber of Commerce report.

Booming U.A.E. lures Canadians for everything from ski ventures to Tim Hortons operations

Two waste disposal and recycling companies have filed suit against each other in BC Supreme Court in an apparent turf war over clientele.

Low tax rates and cost of doing business are key factors in cultivating entrepreneurial growth in the province