Economy, Law & Politics

Canada has slipped down one place in a PwC assessment that compares the ease of paying corporate taxes in countries around the globe. The Paying Taxes 2012 report ranked Canada in 11th position out of 183 countries, down from 10th position last year.

Investor sentiment in Canada is at its most positive since the stock market collapse of 2008, according to a new survey. In its latest national research, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

The provincial government has launched a study of the justice system, which the Trial Lawyers Association of BC says could delay resolution of the province's legal aid problems.

Investors’ BC Supreme Court action alleges onerous loan terms for resort development

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

Nausea, headaches and other symptoms allegedly caused by a fireplace gas leak have caused Vancouver residents Margaret Elizabeth Edwards and Dr. John Philip James Pinel to seek redress through the courts.

December numbers buck national trend ?18.1% ?32.4% ?7.2% ?7.9% December housing starts (B.C.

Average values of post-2008 merger and acquisition deals in B.C. continue to rise

Analysts support B.C.’s new panel, but say its mandate to make recommendations that are revenue neutral will limit its effectiveness