Business leaders urge governments to tax wealthy
BIV-Ipsos survey finds B.C.'s business elite advocating higher taxes to cut government debt
View ArticleCatalyst Paper: Beaten to a pulp but still standing
Richmond company turns page on new chapter as it emerges from creditor protection
View ArticleO’Rourke’s guide to winning in the mining game
Copper Mountain’s hall of fame inductee looks back on five decades in B.C.’s mining sector
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View ArticleDelta approves 37-storey residential tower as Metro Vancouver councils aim to...
Tower power on the rise as municipal governments struggle to diversify housing mix
View ArticleFighting for survival in the mobile space wars
With Canada's three major telecoms owning 92% of the wireless space, industry newcomers say Ottawa must help them compete to increase marketplace options
View ArticleProbe confirms no personal info shared in health data breach
A Ministry of Health investigation into the release of personal health information for research purposes confirmed three incidents where health information was shared without authorization. But it also...
View ArticleExclusive: BC Place roof trial gets bigger as parties argue
The multimillion-dollar trial between feuding BC Place Stadium renovation contractors has already been extended to 100 days instead of 85, amid rows between the various parties over documentation and...
View ArticleCourt approves CGA Mining and B2Gold merger scheme
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has approved the merger scheme between CGA Mining Limited (TSX:CGA, ASX: CGX) and Vancouver’s B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO, OTCQX:BGLPF, NSX:B2G), CGA announced this...
View ArticleLifeLabs to purchase B.C. Biomedical
Toronto-based LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services announced yesterday it has entered into an agreement to purchase B.C. Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.
View ArticleOttawa launches $400 million venture capital fund
The federal government is getting into the venture capital game with a $400 million fund to help high-growth companies access capital.
View ArticleWaldorf Hotel granted 120-day reprieve
Vancouver city council voted unanimously yesterday to grant the Waldorf Hotel a 120-day temporary protection order so a review can be conducted to determine whether or not the landmark should be...
View ArticleRobertson sells out of his Happy Planet Juice Co.: city hall disclosures
Mayor Gregor Robertson has divested himself from the company he co-founded, city hall annual financial disclosure statements revealed yesterday.
View ArticleFeds give B.C. university research projects $33m boost
Three B.C. universities will receive $33 million in research money from Ottawa for projects ranging from stem cell research to an underwater monitoring project that uses the Internet and submarine...
View ArticleBCSA releases recommendations on sawmill fire safety
Just days before the January 20 anniversary of last year’s fatal Burns Lake mill explosion and fire, the BC Safety Authority (BCSA) today released nine sawmill safety recommendations following its...
View ArticleVancouver’s outside workers ink four-year agreement
The City of Vancouver has signed a four-year collective agreement with its 1,600 unionized outside workers, who will receive 6.75% in wage increases over four years.
View ArticleVancouver digital agency expands into New York
Engine Digital, a Vancouver web and mobile web design company, is making the move into the U.S. by opening an office in New York City.
View ArticleVancouver game developer acquired, but stays put
The Vancouver maker of the popular social media game Margaritaville has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by game developer Kabam, which plans to keep the studio's team working in Vancouver.
View ArticleThree B.C. cities are Canada’s finalists for Earth Hour City Challenge
Three cities in Canada have been selected as finalists for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Earth Hour City Challenge – and they are all in B.C.
View ArticleFederal HR minister taken to task over foreign workers court order
Human resources minister Diane Finley has been ordered by a federal court to "further consider the scope and nature of her compliance" with a previous court order, which required her to compel...
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