Local firm targets telemarketers with phone firewall
Message system lets online classified sites mask phone numbers to reduce robocalls
View ArticleComputer security business sues health authority over computer lock contract
A computer security company is suing the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) for allegedly breaching a contract to supply computer locks to B.C. hospitals.
View ArticlePride festival's estimated 800,000 attendees to provide business bump
More sponsorship and advertising revenue combine with lower costs to put Vancouver event on stronger fiscal footing
View ArticleLNG will add billions in spending to Canada’s oil and gas services...
Drillers, frackers, camp builders, equipment haulers set to benefit from gas development
View ArticleSalman Partners bullish on Canfor stocks
Solid second-quarter earnings and a continued rebound in the U.S. housing market have prompted investment dealers Salman Partners Inc. to bump Canfor stock into a buy rating. The investment dealer had...
View ArticleB.C. calls for tsunami cleanup crews
Joannah Connolly reports on the $1m tsunami debris cleanup fund on Global BC
View ArticleUnion joins fight against Verizon advantage
Joannah Connolly discusses the battle for a level playing field for wireless carriers
View ArticleTurquoise Hill shares plummet after Oyu Tolgoi expansion is put on hold
Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ), operator of the massive Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, dropped 18% on the Toronto Stock Exchange Monday after controlling company Rio Tinto (LON:RIO)...
View ArticleB.C. creates new social enterprise business model
The B.C. government is creating a new hybrid business model: one that is for-profit but with a mandate to provide social benefits.
View ArticleSearch for industrial lands heats up in Delta
Low vacancy rates and the upcoming completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road are putting pressure on industrial real estate in Delta, real-estate firm Avison Young reported July 30.
View ArticleUnion joins opposition to “ill-conceived” telecom rules
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is the latest group to oppose special treatment for U.S. companies looking to enter Canada's telecommunications market.
View ArticleB.C. issues call to clean up coastal debris from Japanese tsunami
The B.C. government has put out a call to First Nations, local government and community organizations on the B.C. coast to apply for $1 million funding for projects designed to clean up debris washing...
View ArticleHalf of Canadians feel lack of estate plan can lead to “family...
More than half of Canadians feel that having a lack of early and ongoing estate planning discussions can lead to serious conflict after the death of a loved one, according to a BMO study released July 31.
View ArticleB.C. social enterprise Change Heroes wins Startup World prize
A B.C. startup that that uses "friend-funding" to raise money to build schools in developing countries took first prize at a travelling startup funder called Startup World during a whistle stop in...
View ArticleMethanex invests in Icelandic renewable methanol producer
Vancouver-based Methanex Corp. (TSX:MX) is investing in an Icelandic company that has developed a process for creating methanol from renewable energy sources, including geothermal – of which Iceland...
View ArticleHealth care taxation costs
Baila Lazarus reports on the amount Canadians are paying for health care through taxes
View ArticleAlmost one in five British Columbians believe they will never be debt-free: CIBC
Almost one in five British Columbians with debt believe they will never be debt-free, according to the results of a CIBC poll released July 31.
View ArticleGDP up for fifth month in a row: StatsCan
Canada's real gross domestic product increased by 0.2% to $1.58 trillion in May, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase, according to Statistics Canada data released July 31.
View ArticleAverage Canadian family pays $11K in taxes for health care: Fraser Institute
The average Canadian family pays $11,320 in taxes to fund Canada’s health-care system, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute.
View ArticleManufacturing business conditions slow in July: RBC
Manufacturing business conditions in B.C. slowed in July, according to RBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures released August 1.
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