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Canfor sues province over forest fire response

Canfor sues province over forest fire response

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) is suing the province over what it alleges was a negligent and inadequate firefighting response to a 2010 wildfire near Vanderhoof.
New wine law spurs technology investments

New wine law spurs technology investments

Ottawa’s recent move to decriminalize interprovincial wine shipments has fuelled investor interest in the burgeoning sector of direct-to-consumer wine shipments.
Bad news in Europe drags confidence back down: TNS

Bad news in Europe drags confidence back down: TNS

Bad economic news from Europe appears to be dampening Canadians' consumer confidence, according a TNS survey released this morning. The TNS Consumer Confidence Index fell to 96.4 in June from 98.
BMO “strongly supports” new mortgage tightening

BMO “strongly supports” new mortgage tightening

BMO Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) is strongly endorsing Finance Minister Jim Flaherty 's plan to further tighten mortgages.
Vancouver ranks as world’s 63rd most expensive city

Vancouver ranks as world’s 63rd most expensive city

Human resources giant Mercer has ranked Vancouver as the 63rd most expensive city in the world for relocating expatriates.
Vancouver lands Canadian office of one of China's “big four” banks

Vancouver lands Canadian office of one of China's “big four” banks

Vancouver has become the Canadian home for China's fourth largest bank.

Vancouver council’s lessons learned from the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference in Saskatoon

Coun. Kerry Jang

Don’t discount B.C.’s largest trading partner to fuel export growth

The sky seems to be the limit when it comes to export expansion into China.
Largest public companies in B.C. continue to grow in uncertain times

Largest public companies in B.C. continue to grow in uncertain times

BC’s largest publicly traded companies posted another year of record revenue last year.

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 June 6. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.