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‘Makes your brain do a leapfrog’: BuildDirect founder’s new book explores tech’s deflationary nature

‘Makes your brain do a leapfrog’: BuildDirect founder’s new book explores tech’s deflationary nature

Just the title of Jeff Booth’s upcoming book, The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future , may elicit more than a few raised eyebrows from those accustomed to the way the global economy functions.
Two Richmond men defrauded $5m from investors: Securities panel

Two Richmond men defrauded $5m from investors: Securities panel

Two Richmond men have been found to have committed fraud by operating a Ponzi scheme which raised around $5 million from investors.
Legal aid staff start work-to-rule job action

Legal aid staff start work-to-rule job action

Lawyers want wages closer to those of others in legal aid system
Why Canadian businesses are losing their edge

Why Canadian businesses are losing their edge

BCBC summit tackles reasons why business investment is so low in Canada
Three of four B.C. cabinet ministers shuffled

Three of four B.C. cabinet ministers shuffled

Jonathan Wilkinson moved from DFO to environment
Canadian billionaires: Here are the 41 richest people in Canada in 2019

Canadian billionaires: Here are the 41 richest people in Canada in 2019

CEOWORLD Magazine has identified the richest people in Canada for its annual Canada Rich List Index, and the list includes 41 billionaires.
Trans Mountain: when is a subsidy not a subsidy?

Trans Mountain: when is a subsidy not a subsidy?

IEEFA says federal and Alberta governments are subsidizing Trans Mountain expansion
Insider trading: November 19, 2019

Insider trading: November 19, 2019

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 November 13, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C. employment rises for first time since May

B.C. employment rises for first time since May

There was good news for B.C.’s labour market in October. Estimated employment in the Labour Force Survey climbed for the first time since May, jumping 0.6% or 15,300 persons to near 2.57 million.
Trying to bridge Canada’s archipelago of envies – again

Trying to bridge Canada’s archipelago of envies – again

Pro-resource organization starts national dialogue on resources, western alienation