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Vancouver MP Joyce Murray appointed to Treasury Board amid cabinet shuffle

Vancouver MP Joyce Murray appointed to Treasury Board amid cabinet shuffle

What happened: Vancouver MP Joyce Murray has been promoted amidst fallout of SNC-Lavalin scandal What it means: B.C.
B.C. cancelled December China forest trip due to political concerns over Huawei CFO arrest

B.C. cancelled December China forest trip due to political concerns over Huawei CFO arrest

Canada’s Beijing embassy advised B.C. not to alter plans
NDP ready to freeze legal aid funding as lawyers prepare April 1 strike

NDP ready to freeze legal aid funding as lawyers prepare April 1 strike

‘System has reached a breaking point,’ legal aid lawyers spokesman says
‘Holy grail’ pump and dump of ‘next Apple’ nets $16 million in fines

‘Holy grail’ pump and dump of ‘next Apple’ nets $16 million in fines

Two British Columbians permanently banned from trading by BCSC for part in Kunekt scheme
Construction company sues Vancouver School Board for $10.9 million

Construction company sues Vancouver School Board for $10.9 million

BIV's lawsuit of the week
BC Place naming rights part of Crown corporation’s dispute with journalist

BC Place naming rights part of Crown corporation’s dispute with journalist

Whitecaps want licencing agreement disclosure order quashed
Richmond company caught importing protected species again

Richmond company caught importing protected species again

A Richmond-based company has been fined $50,000 for illegally importing a protected species of orchid from Asia. Topwin Trading Co.
Fraudsters fleece Burnaby businesses with CEO scam

Fraudsters fleece Burnaby businesses with CEO scam

Three Burnaby businesses are out thousands of dollars after employees fell victim to the so-called CEO scam.
Government spending could offset deficit downsides

Government spending could offset deficit downsides

Economists highlight what role public debt has in sustaining the private sector
Vancouver man sentenced to jail for Craigslist securities fraud and skipping trial

Vancouver man sentenced to jail for Craigslist securities fraud and skipping trial

A man arrested in Toronto last year after not appearing for trial on B.C. Securities Act charges has been sentenced to 15 months in jail.