Economy, Law & Politics

A Chinese company is suing a Richmond-based company, alleging that it failed to fulfil a contract to provide lumber. Shanghai Dongzhan International Trade Co. Ltd. (SDIT) is suing Richmond’s Cash Stars Enterprise Inc.

Last year's Stanley Cup riot dampened, but didn't reverse, the overall trend to a lower crime rate in the City of Vancouver.

Over the past year, U.S. and Canadian government border and security agencies have begun making incremental progress in improving the cross-border flow of people and goods between the two countries. The moves have come a year after Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barrack Obama signed the Beyond the Border Action Plan, which aims to create a shared approach to border security while expediting trade and travel across the border.

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 October 11. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Determining the most effective combination of security guard deployment and technological deterrence is among recommended tactics for reducing business losses from crime

A B.C. man with a string of defunct OTC companies to his name has been arrested, charged and fined for fraud.

The majority of businesses in B.C. are not planning price increases in 2013, according to a BMO Bank of Montreal report released over the weekend.

The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has launched a new financial literacy outreach program, saveSMART InvestRight, to teach “practical money management for the 18-to-80 set.

B.C.'s average weekly earnings are continuing to trail the national average, both in dollar value and speed of growth, according to new Statistics Canada data.

BC faces its first year of declining export volumes in years as uncertainty over the direction of the global economy persists.