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Review hampered by short time period, access to legal aid clients

Mar 4, 2019 5:54 PM Read more >

Fraudster nets more jail time for violating securities ban

A man was sentenced Feb. 28 in Surrey Provincial Court to three months in prison for violating a permanent ban on capital market activities. Rui Armando Figueiredo (a.k.a.

Mar 4, 2019 10:22 AM Read more >

Economy slows, things expected to get worse before they get better

Canada’s economy experienced its slowest growth in more than two years at the end of 2018. GDP grew a meagre 0.4% annually in the fourth quarter of 2018. This was less than half of what the market was expecting at 1.0%.

Mar 1, 2019 8:02 AM Read more >

B.C. home sales slump continues in January

B.C. Multiple Listing Service (MLS) home sales fell again in January as federal mortgage regulation, provincial tax policy and eroding confidence in the housing market continued to drag on demand. Provincial sales declined 1.

Feb 28, 2019 11:00 PM Read more >

HSBC Bank sues ‘Jane Doe’ impostor who took Burnaby branch for more than $2.2 million in two weeks

BIV's lawsuit of the week

Feb 28, 2019 11:00 PM Read more >

Junior exchange moves to close Bridgemark scheme loophole

Canadian Securities Exchange will implement a four-month hold period on shares sold by companies under the consultant exemption, following allegations of fraud scheme

Feb 28, 2019 3:12 PM Read more >

Cooling real estate market to hamper B.C. economy next two years, says think tank

Provincial economy cooling notably following average growth of 3.2% from 2014-17

Feb 27, 2019 9:00 AM Read more >

Province of B.C. cracks down on predatory payday-loan companies

The British Columbia government is cracking down on predatory payday lenders, banning businesses from garnishing a borrower’s wages and limiting the fees that can be charged on high-cost loans.

Feb 27, 2019 8:40 AM Read more >

B.C. inflation leads country in 2019

At 2.4%, Statistics Canada's consumer price index for British Columbia is the highest in Canada

Feb 27, 2019 6:57 AM Read more >

Canadians put more trust in their own employers than in politicians: survey

People seeking ‘champions’ among business leaders, Edelman Vancouver general manager says

Feb 26, 2019 3:21 PM Read more >