Economy, Law & Politics

Premier Christy Clark has appointed Ontario bureaucrat Basia Ruta as B.C.'s first auditor general for local government (AGLG).

NPA councillor George Affleck has denounced a deal, just endorsed by Vancouver Council, which Affleck says will give Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 15 members a 6.75% pay increase over the next four years.

The City of Vancouver and CUPE Local 15 have ratified a four-year agreement that covers 3,700 clerical, technical and administrative workers, the city announced November 7.

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

The Christmas holiday season doesn’t look like it’s going to be the boon for job seekers that it has been in the past.

Planks in presidential election platform push for return of jobs to U.S

B.C.’s fifth-largest privately owned company, HSBC Bank Canada, announced November 6 that Paulo Maia will replace Lindsay Gordon as CEO on January 7, 2013.

What does wealth mean to you, and why are you building and protecting your wealth?

Proposed tax reform could mean loss of competitive edge for Canadian companies, and a new Federal Reserve head could hurt B.C.'s gold producers

Fasken Martineau expands internationally; London's Norton Rose expands in Canada