Economy, Law & Politics

Economic growth in most Canadian provinces, including B.C., will be lower than expected in 2012, TD Economics reports. In a report issued Friday, TD Economics adjusted the predictions for growth that it made in September.

The Surrey Board of Trade has received $5,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) to go toward its innovation roundtable.

Many Canadians are not keeping track of their monthly spending, according to a recent BMO report.

Premier Christy Clark said yesterday in Calgary that Enbridge Inc.'s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline would likely be unable to proceed if it doesn't have B.C.

If Christy Clark is concerned about the risks the Northern Gateway pipeline poses to the B.C. coast, she should distance herself from a Liberal MLA who has suggested the province revisit offshore oil drilling, said NDP environment critic Rob Fleming.

Billions in private equity and corporate cash looking for investment

The IRS and the states are not integrated in their tax laws or application of those laws

The market for initial public offerings (IPO) was slow in the third quarter, but new IPOs waiting for the right opportunity to reach Canadian equity markets suggest that activity could pick up by the end of 2012, according to a quarterly PwC survey o

Ontario's Michael John Brown has filed a lawsuit against Earls Restaurant (Whistler) Ltd. alleging that it served him so much alcohol in February 2011 that he was "grossly intoxicated.

Cost-conscious Canadians wanting to get more bang for the buck during their vacation might want to look at countries with currencies weakening against the loonie.