Economy, Law & Politics

Vancouver aiming to have the one-year pilot program up and running by the end of 2013

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 April 24. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Analysts doubt that plans to raise business taxes will generate enough long-term revenue to fund billion-dollar promises

American banks, financiers and private equity eager to add B.C. businesses to their portfolios

Premier Christy Clark continued to paint NDP leader Adrian Dix as a tax-and-spend flip-flopper, but failed to score a major blow against the provincial election's perceived frontrunner during Monday night's 90-minute televised leaders' debate.

Preparing tax returns can hit Canadian wallets hard, according to a Fraser Institute report released today, which is the deadline for 2013 tax returns.

If the polls prove correct, a plurality of B.C. voters will be celebrating their electoral victory May 14, but the majority will be lamenting their loss.

City council approves a motion to consider changing city regulations to match provincial rules

Real gross domestic product in Canada grew 0.3% in February, matching the growth seen in January, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.

Two-thirds of British Columbians recently surveyed don’t think policies governing labour in B.C. need to be changed, according to an Innovative Research survey commissioned by the Coalition of BC Businesses.