Economy, Law & Politics

The minimum wage for B.C. farm workers paid by piece rate will next week finally rise to match the percentage increase in the general minimum wage in the province, officials announced. The B.C.

Injunction expanded after protestors expanded their blockade

Voters turn down bid to change province's electoral system, with 61.3% of ballots cast in favour of keeping first-past-the-post system

Consumer prices in Canada increased 1.7% year-over-year in November, according to Statistics Canada data released December 19 This is the smallest 12-month increase since January, down from 2.4% in October.

B.C.’s labour market remained on the upswing in November as employment surged by 15,900 persons or 0.6% from October to 2.53 million. This compared favourably with a 0.5% increase for the country.

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 December 13, 2018. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

BIV's lawsuit of the week

English and Chinese versions of warning tell different stories

Canadian Taxpayers Federation renews call for privatization of auto insurance

The health of Canadian balance sheets unexpectedly deteriorated in Q3 2018 according to Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, economic analyst with BMO capital markets. Canadian household credit burdens crept higher contrary to expectations.