Economy, Law & Politics

Residential construction continued to defy expectations with the latest permit and housing starts data showing ongoing strength. Residential building permits more than doubled in April to a record-high $2.2 billion (seasonally adjusted).

Mercer has released its 25th annual Cost of Living survey, which measures the cost of living for expats abroad, and Vancouver was ranked the most expensive Canadian city.

What happened: Coquitlam’s 123Dentists is tapping into $425 million in new capital Why it matters: Growth capital will help it acquire more dental clinics across Canada, allowing dentists to eschew more of their administrative tasks A B.C.

Vancouver Park Board and Ocean Wise, which operates the aquarium in Stanley Park, announced Tuesday a new 35-year licence agreement

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 June 19, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Ohio-based medical device company AtriCure Inc. is suing West Vancouver-based businessman Jian Meng and his homemaker wife Xi Ren, claiming the pair used illicit profits from an intellectual property theft scheme to buy British Columbia real estate.

Who is Justin Trudeau? Even more important: What is Justin Trudeau? The feminist who loses his two senior women from cabinet over questions of integrity. The environmentalist who buys a pipeline.

Call it a slight win: Lower Mainland sales weren’t terrible in May; they were just poor. Multiple Listing Service (MLS) home sales in Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission jumped 30% from April on an unadjusted basis to 4,112 units.

Crown’s ability to override Indigenous rights to consent not clear under proposed bill

Online hucksters a growing concern: analysts, government