Economy, Law & Politics

The marketing agency hired by the B.C. Liberal government to produce Family Day festivities on February 11 is seeking so-called “brand ambassadors.”

B.C.'s small business confidence fell in January, even as the rest of the country grew more optimistic, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data released this morning.

Ontario's debt load is higher than California's and, if unchecked, could head towards a Greek-style meltdown, according to a Fraser Institute report released this morning.

The lawyer for BC Place stadium's steel contractor told a BC Supreme Court judge this morning that his client, Canam Group, is increasing its lawsuit claim to $39 million from $26 million.

Former Air Canada pilot David Bruce Zaharik is suing a raft of aircraft manufacturers and parts makers alleging that, while flying, he was exposed to toxic chemicals that made him so sick that he can no longer fly.

The chief justice of the BC Supreme Court upheld the principle of solicitor-client privilege today, in a verdict against Auditor General John Doyle's bid to see the indemnity agreement that paid the legal bills for two ex-BC Liberal aides.

Canadian banks and credit unions will have just over a month until the March 1 contribution deadline to get Canadians to contribute to their registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs). But the reminders and alerts might be increasingly for naught.

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 January 16. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Steady waves of global fiscal crises darkening marketplace outlook across the country

But both parties agree that fiscal accountability will be a key issue in May’s election