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Insider trading: April 4, 2022

Insider trading: April 4, 2022

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 March 24, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
No jail for woman who defaced B.C. Catholic church

No jail for woman who defaced B.C. Catholic church

A woman who pleaded guilty to throwing orange paint on a Catholic church has been given a conditional discharge and a $1,250 fine.
B.C. COVID-19 deaths pass 3,000 threshold

B.C. COVID-19 deaths pass 3,000 threshold

New daily infections reach a four-week high
Citizenship scandal erupts for Mexican senator who ran union while exiled in B.C.

Citizenship scandal erupts for Mexican senator who ran union while exiled in B.C.

Sen. Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada in 2006 and returned to Mexico 12 years later, faces questions about whether he properly renounced Canadian citizenship before holding office in his native country | Facebook
Lawsuit of the week: Health workers fired over vaccine refusal take province to court over alleged Charter violations

Lawsuit of the week: Health workers fired over vaccine refusal take province to court over alleged Charter violations

Plaintiffs claim B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates amount to “state coercion”
B.C. whistleblowing law begins adding more public-sector workers

B.C. whistleblowing law begins adding more public-sector workers

The 2019 Public Interest Disclosure Act created a whistleblowing regime for government workers.
Carbon taxes went up today, but gas prices falling

Carbon taxes went up today, but gas prices falling

Tempered oil markets leading to slightly lower gasoline prices
Canada drops pre-arrival testing for travellers - but random tests concern experts

Canada drops pre-arrival testing for travellers - but random tests concern experts

Experts worry that random testing on arrival may create issues for some individuals.
B.C. has fewest COVID-19 patients in ICU since August

B.C. has fewest COVID-19 patients in ICU since August

Two more COVID-19 deaths raise province's pandemic death toll to 2,998
Indigenous rights ruling could have cross-border consequences

Indigenous rights ruling could have cross-border consequences

Companies’ duty to consult could extend to Indigenous groups in United States, expert says