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B.C. stockbrokers challenge regulator’s authority to appeal case linked to Bridgemark Group

B.C. stockbrokers challenge regulator’s authority to appeal case linked to Bridgemark Group

PI Financial stockbrokers were cleared by a hearing panel of allegations they failed their gatekeeper obligations but the regulator's enforcement staff have asked the B.C. Securities Commission for a review.
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Metro Vancouver director blasts media amid budget talks

Metro Vancouver director blasts media amid budget talks

A special Metro Vancouver meeting lasting three hours produced more back and forth discussion and direction to staff to examine the impact of cutting certain services.
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B.C. accountant's quiet exit raises concerns over regulator transparency

B.C. accountant's quiet exit raises concerns over regulator transparency

A B.C. businessman who claimed an accountant defrauded him says the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC took years to investigate his complaint, which resulted in little disclosure
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Divorce, child custody costs key concerns for B.C. lawyers' 'justice agenda'

Divorce, child custody costs key concerns for B.C. lawyers' 'justice agenda'

The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch has proposed several changes that can improve court access and affordability for the public, especially minorities and low-income individuals
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B.C. securities lawyer's suspension extended by two months

B.C. securities lawyer's suspension extended by two months

Samuel Cole committed professional misconduct by counselling his client to use his girlfriend as a nominee to indirectly buy shares of the client's public company.
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B.C. dad can't get back $500K he gave now-separated son, daughter in-law for home

B.C. dad can't get back $500K he gave now-separated son, daughter in-law for home

The B.C. Supreme Court sided with a man's former daughter-in-law, who was gifted $500,000 to buy a $1.3-million home with her former spouse; the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the judgement.
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B.C. lawyer who stole client's ICBC settlement money disbarred second time

B.C. lawyer who stole client's ICBC settlement money disbarred second time

Former personal injury lawyer Rene Joan Gantzert was disbarred a second time after two more findings of professional misconduct
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Will B.C. fare better than other provinces in potential U.S. trade war?

Will B.C. fare better than other provinces in potential U.S. trade war?

British Columbia less reliant on U.S. for exports but ripple effect from more affected provinces just as damming, says business group
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Premier Eby no longer promising $500 tax rebate with tariff threat looming

Premier Eby no longer promising $500 tax rebate with tariff threat looming

Amid a U.S. tariff threat, B.C. Premier David Eby launches ministry spending reviews, including possibly axing a $500 tax rebate promised in the last election; the province will also look to diversify trade beyond both the U.S. and China.
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Surrey’s 2024 building boom spurred by rush to dodge new Metro Vancouver taxes

Surrey’s 2024 building boom spurred by rush to dodge new Metro Vancouver taxes

Developers and home builders sped up their in-stream projects and paid 2024 development cost charge (DCC) rates before Metro Vancouver’s much bigger rates came into effect last April
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