Economy, Law & Politics

Business confidence amongst Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses slid to a three-year low in July, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The CFIB’s Business Barometer index dropped to 60.

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a notice of hearing yesterday alleging that a woman licensed to sell life insurance committed fraud.

Problems with flawed B.C. government case-management software have familiar ring

July 20 marked six months since an explosion at Burns Lake's sawmill destroyed the town's major industry. In this first in a two-part series, Joel McKay travels to northern B.C. to gauge the impact of such disasters on the economy of single-industry towns

North Vancouver-based Disco-Tech Industries Inc. has filed suit against the Attorney General of Canada, alleging that the company has suffered losses after an alleged last-minute rule change barred the import of 800 rifles.

Most Vancouverites might think of Abbotsford primarily for its agriculture and airshow, but the Fraser Valley's largest city is poised to outgrow Metro Vancouver in several respects over the next few years.

Northern B.C. is expecting $60 billion worth of investment in the coming years, according to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT), and it is urging B.C.

A portfolio manager has agreed to pay $12,000 to the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) as part of a settlement agreement, the regulator has announced. According to the BCSC, Trevor Kilburn and Kilburn Ogilvie Waymann Investment Ltd.

B.C. Auditor General John Doyle has issued a scathing report that essentially orders the B.C. Legislative Assembly to get its books in order.

Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index (CPI) dropped by a sharp 3.7% month-over-month in June, the seventh consecutive monthly decline.