Economy, Law & Politics

Canadians without a financial plan face greater risk of investment losses from knee-jerk reactions in volatile markets

B.C.’s three-year outlook calls for $458 million in cuts, but HST referendum defeat threatens to weaken public finances for years

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 September 8. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission within five calendar days of a change in an insider’s holdings.

Predictability of cash and debit payments becoming far more appealing as wide range of options and costs increasingly making credit cards a business liability

Labour Day is barely in the rear-view mirror and our kids are heading back to school. Teachers are heading back too – for now.

A North Vancouver fitness instructor has filed suit against a Langley horseback riding company after she fell off a horse.

August jobless rate edges up to 7.5% ?5.6% ?0.9% ?0.7% ?1.3% August employment (public sector) August employment (private sector) August employment (full- time) August employment (part- time) B.C.’s unemployment rate inched up to 7.

Merchants in B.C. might be successful in off-loading the rising costs of accepting credit cards from consumers, but that shift would come with a heavy marketplace price

Merchants post 1.8% second-quarter gain ?4.1% ?3.7% ?3.0% ?0.6% B.C. retail sales (electronics, appliances) B.C. retail sales (vehicles, parts) B.C. retail sales (furniture) B.C. retail sales (gas stations) B.C.’s retailers posted a 1.

Surveillance of a woman during cybersex as part of a theft investigation raises concerns about privacy in the digital age