Economy, Law & Politics

Canadians’ business confidence held steady in March from the previous month, but is trailing confidence levels from a year ago, according to a just-released consumer confidence survey conducted by TNS .

Northern B.C. is about to pass Metro Vancouver for economic growth, according to a new forecast by Central 1 Credit Union .

B.C. added 39,900 jobs new jobs last year, reducing the province’s unemployment rate to 6.9% from 8.

Business leaders are speaking out about basing more of their enterprises outside the province because they fear the next election will result in a New Democratic Party (NDP) government.

Two Lower Mainland contractors are being sued after a house guest was allegedly injured by a falling light fixture.

Renegotiating contracts with generic drug companies could be key to keeping pharmacies profitable

B.C. had the second lowest labour productivity growth among provinces between 1997 and 2010, according to Statistics Canada data released March 12.

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 February 23. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Vancouver’s hiring outlook has jumped up for 2012’s second quarter, following a quiet outlook for the current quarter, according to the just-released Manpower Employment Outlook Survey .