D-Wave founder named top global thinker: Foreign Policy Mag
Geordie Rose, whose company – D-Wave – built the world’s first commercial quantum computer, has been named to Foreign Policy Magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers list.
View ArticleFort Hills oil sands to benefit from established and future technologies
Early-day bitumen miners at Fort Hills – the site of an oil sands project currently owned in part by Vancouver-based Teck Resources (TSX:TCK) – producing about 250 barrels of oil per day in the 1930s...
View ArticleFisheries industry should aim for quality, not quantity, to promote growth:...
Canada’s fisheries industry must focus on improving the value of the industry rather than just increasing volumes, to take advantage of increasing demand in both domestic and foreign markets, according...
View ArticleBuilding permits up in October: StatsCan
The value of building permits was up in October in the city, the province and Canada-wide, according to Statistics Canada data released December 5.
View ArticleVancouver businesswoman takes home top digital media award
BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati took home the Executive of the Year award at nextMEDIA's annual Digi Awards in Toronto December 3, making her the first woman to achieve this honour.
View ArticleLow Canadian dollar could help B.C. exporters: CME
The Canadian dollar has been sliding since mid-October, which could benefit British Columbia’s manufacturing and export industries in the immediate term, according to the Canadian Manufacturers &...
View ArticleReport recommends more engagement with First Nations on energy projects
Ottawa must do a better job engaging with First Nations communities in British Columbia regarding the litany of energy projects proposed for the province, a new report written for Prime Minister...
View ArticleGovernment "must do better" with engaging First Nations on energy projects:...
Ottawa must do a better job engaging with First Nations communities in British Columbia regarding the litany of energy projects proposed for the province, a new report written for Prime Minister...
View ArticleForty Under 40 Winners 2013/14
For the 23rd year, Business in Vancouver honours the remarkable professional achievements of Vancouver's young entrepreneurs and business leaders
View ArticleB.C. unemployment up to 6.7%
Fiona Anderson reports on the latest job numbers for B.C. and across Canada
View ArticleVancouver home market balanced
Fiona Anderson reports on Vancouver home price study by BMO
View ArticleVancouver's Phemi, SAP developing medical big data system
A Vancouver startup with some serious supercomputing credentials behind it has partnered with SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), a global leader in enterprise software, to bring big data analysis to health care and...
View ArticleTaseko's latest move may backfire: experts
Taseko's decision to apply for a judicial review of the environmental assessment for its proposed New Prosperity mine might not be looked upon favourably, according to two Canadian environmental law...
View ArticleB.C. unemployment up in November, remains below national average
The unemployment rate in British Columbia grew to 6.7% in November – an increase of 0.2 percentage points when compared with October, according to Statistics Canada data released December 6.
View ArticleRichmond’s groundbreaking food blog wins national tourism award
Tourism Richmond’s innovative food blog, 365 Days of Dining, has taken home yet another award, this one from the Tourism Industry Association of Canada.
View ArticleSandstorm reviewing its investment in cash-starved Colossus Minerals
Vancouver streaming company Sandstorm Metals & Energy (TSX-V:SND) is reviewing its investment in Colossus Minerals (TSX:CSI), which ceased underground development of its Serra Pelada...
View ArticleOpenRoad buys local digital marketing firm Mod7
OpenRoad Communications, a Vancouver-based website developer, has bolstered its design expertise with the acquisition of a smaller Vancouver company, Mod7.
View ArticleMoves and Appointments
Erick J. Underwood has been appointed CFO of AQM Copper Inc., following the resignation of former CFO Alan Ahlgren. Underwood has more than 20 years of experience in corporate development, business...
View ArticleMoves and Appointments
Daniel Dumas and Kate Mitchell have joined Nevada Copper Corp.s board of directors. Dumas is the founder and CEO of Dumas Contracting Ltd. and Mitchell currently serves as assistant general counsel of...
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