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Higher B.C. income taxes may not mean more revenue: C.D. Howe Institute

Higher B.C. income taxes may not mean more revenue: C.D. Howe Institute

The BC Liberals shouldn’t bank on increased revenue from raising taxes, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released today.
Transit price hikes hampering B.C.’s green living vision

Transit price hikes hampering B.C.’s green living vision

Encouraging B.C. residents to get out of their cars and onto public transit might be a key to building a greener urban landscape. But riders are paying a premium to take public transit.
E-commerce shrinking department store prospects

E-commerce shrinking department store prospects

Bloomingdale’s “likely” to sublease from the Bay in retailing trend that includes opening stores within stores and reducing store square footage
High-end retail centre set to transform Alberni Street

High-end retail centre set to transform Alberni Street

De Beers, Tory Burch, Christian Dior to establish downtown thoroughfare as luxury hub

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 March 27. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.
Methadone business procurer sues pharmacy

Methadone business procurer sues pharmacy

Arif Merali is suing Chemist Holdings Ltd. for allegedly failing to pay invoices he submitted as part of a methadone business procurement scheme.
TD Canada Trust bets big on coin-counting machines

TD Canada Trust bets big on coin-counting machines

Boosting branch foot traffic by saturating B.C. market with the machines among key goals of Canada’s second-largest bank
Canadians don't expect to be mortgage-free until they are 57 years old

Canadians don't expect to be mortgage-free until they are 57 years old

Canadian homeowners who have mortgages don't believe that they will be mortgage-free until they are, on average, 57 years old, according to a new CIBC survey.
Corporate donations drift to NDP from major Liberal backers

Corporate donations drift to NDP from major Liberal backers

Some of the business community's most significant BC Liberal backers have shifted their donations to the BC NDP ahead of the May provincial election.
Canadian public employees earn 12% more than private-sector workers: Fraser Institute

Canadian public employees earn 12% more than private-sector workers: Fraser Institute

Government workers earn, on average, 12% more than workers in equivalent private-sector jobs, according to a Fraser Institute report released yesterday.