Economy, Law & Politics

As with the national picture, B.C. retail spending was pinched in May as more stringent public health measures employed during the pandemic’s third wave likely slowed broader retail demand for much of the month. B.C.

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 July 21, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Active infections rose to a six-week high of 1,231.

Collectives need to work harder to serve customers, lawyers say

The process was delayed for three months from the original scheduled final committal date of May, when Meng asked the court to introduce new evidence from HSBC.

Freeze orders against public market participants not an unreasonable invasion of privacy, B.C. Supreme Court rules

Manufacturing sales held near record-high levels in May, propelled again by the stratospheric rise in wood-product prices. Total factory shipments rose 1.2% to a seasonally adjusted $5.52 billion, which more than reversed April’s decline.

Province's number of active infections returns above 1,000 for first time since June 25

Expert says it’s unclear if incentives boost vaccination rates

Decreased police-reported numbers of property crimes and sexual assaults are consistent with COVID-19 pandemic impacts and related stay-at-home orders and social distancing, B.C.’s minister of public safety and solicitor general says.