Economy, Law & Politics

Fred Sharp has responded to a US$29-million claim against him

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended August 18, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

B.C.’s former deputy premier Rich Coleman is aiming for a political comeback on Oct. 15. He announced Aug. 26 he is running under the banner of Elevate Langley in a bid to replace the retiring Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese.

A Save Old Growth protester who illegally blocked the highway to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal and chained himself to the door of a Vancouver Royal Bank was sentenced to 21 days of house arrest.

Candy Elaine Rheaume was paid $25 per name for information given to an acquaintance involved in the drug trade.

Doug McCallum has promised to build a 60,000-seat stadium if he is re-elected

Another 33 such deaths raise province's COVID-19 death toll to 4,097

Health researcher Andrew Longhurst says more reliance on private clinics for public-funded procedures may clear wait times in the short-term; however, he says it jeopardizes long-term goals of the public health-care system

The BC Chamber of Commerce wants a de-escalation of job action at affected liquor and cannabis distribution centres

Demands for higher wages that keep pace with inflation are at the heart of the dispute