Lobbying for New Prosperity
Fiona Anderson reports on Bill Bennett's efforts to push through the controversial mine project
View ArticleGPS tracking mobile workers
Fiona Anderson reports on employers tracking field workers using GPS technology
View ArticleWavefront startup Gauge Mobile acquired by Juice Mobile
Gauge Mobile, a Vancouver startup that has developed near-field communication applications for marketing, has been acquired by another Canadian startup – Juice Mobile.
View ArticleQuestions swirl around Delta megamall construction
The Tsawwassen First Nation has announced it will hold a "construction start event" ceremony on January 24 with developers Ivanhoe Cambridge and Property Development Group regarding its megamall in...
View ArticleOsisko brands Goldcorp’s $2.6B takeover bid as 'opportunistic'
Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) responded Wednesday to Goldcorp’s (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) $2.6-billion hostile bid by saying the offer is "very low" and "opportunistic," and that the door is open for new...
View ArticleRise of phablet could be phabulous for app developers
This promises to be the year of the phablet, according to Deloitte's annual Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) report, which is good news for mobile app developers in Vancouver.
View ArticleReal estate developer starts accepting bitcoin for deposits
Abbotsford-based Quantum Properties has become the first B.C. real estate developer to accept bitcoin for deposits on homes.
View ArticleSears Canada to cut 1,600 jobs
Sears Canada will cut 1,600 more jobs over the next nine months, the company announced today.
View ArticleGoogle breached Canadian privacy laws with targeted advertising
Google Inc. (Nasdq:GOOG) has had its knuckles rapped by Canada's privacy commissioner for targeting a Canadian with sleep apnea with ads for sleep aid cures.
View ArticleFluor and JGC tapped to provide engineering services to Kitimat LNG
A joint venture between international engineering firms Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) and JGC Corp. has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract by Chevron Canada for its...
View ArticleLaw firm becomes first tenant in Pacific Centre redevelopment
Miller Thomson LLP plans to move into the redeveloped Pacific Centre at 725 Granville Street above the future Nordstrom department store.
View ArticleFedEx starting new route to Vancouver Island next month
Business and online shoppers on Vancouver Island will have increased courier service, thanks to a new daily flight being added to the island by FedEx Express Canada, starting next month.
View ArticleVancouver's iQmetrix acquires Vancouver website developer
IQmetrix, Vancouver company that specializes in developing in-store interactive displays for retailers, has acquired Web Werkz, a Vancouver company that develops websites for wireless retailers.
View ArticleDragon's Den to hold auditions in B.C. this month
Vancouver entrepreneurs seeking financial backing and national TV exposure for their product or service will have the chance later this month to audition for Dragon's Den.
View ArticleChristine Day to head healthy food manufacturer [updated]
Former Lululemon CEO Christine Day will become CEO of healthy fast food firm Luvo in April, the company announced January 14.
View ArticleWind deals blow to wireless auction
Joannah Connolly discusses the impact of Wind's withdrawal from the wireless spectrum auction
View ArticleSocial enterprise innovation hub
Joannah Connolly reports on the latest cohort for UBC's social enterprise accelerator
View ArticleVancouver biotech with baldness cure now listing on TSX Venture exchange
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., a Vancouver company that has been developing a cure for baldness, has graduated from the OTCBB (over the counter bulletin board) to the TSX Venture exchange.
View ArticleNon-profits increasingly pressed for space in Surrey
City’s rapid growth putting squeeze on charities and other non-profit organizations
View ArticleLiving wage policies hurts some workers: Fraser Institute
Should Vancouver and other municipalities in the region ever decide to follow New Westminster's lead and adopt a living wage policy, it might benefit some low-income workers at the expense of others, a...
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