Senior manager leaves MAC Marketing following media manipulation scandal
A senior manager at MAC Marketing Solutions has left the company in the wake of a scandal that involved the company's employees pretending to be daughters of wealthy Chinese parents who wanted to...
View ArticleMining deal value and volume down: Ernst & Young
Both the volume and the dollar value of mining deals in Canada fell in 2012, according to the results of an Ernst & Young report released this morning.
View ArticleDecline in truck drivers will affect Canadian economy: conference board
There is an increasing gap between the supply and demand of truck drivers, which will be costly to the Canadian economy, according a Conference Board of Canada study released this morning.
View ArticleCanada’s corporate tax rate competitive globally: KPMG
Corporate tax rates fell globally in 2012, and Canada’s corporate tax rate remained competitive by falling faster than other countries’ rates during the year, according to a KPMG study released this...
View ArticleLiberals elaborate on $76m child-care funding budget plan
Premier Christy Clark yesterday elaborated on her plan to invest $76 million on child care during the next three years – a proposal mentioned in the February 19 budget.
View ArticleBC Hydro subsidiary on the hook for market manipulation in California
A U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) judge ruled last week that more than a dozen electricity wholesalers – including Powerex, a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro – were guilty of...
View ArticleVancouver's first microdistillery opens
Charles Tremewen and his partner Rita Tremewen opened Vancouver's first micro-distillery earlier this month and their Long Table Distillery has started to sell its first batch of both London dry gin...
View ArticlePre-budget look; mass-energy storage
Timothy Renshaw on Global BC Morning News show February 19
View ArticleBlackberry sales and market share
Baila Lazarus talks Blackberry on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleB.C. budget 2013 report
Paul Harris discusses the B.C. budget on Global BC Morning News
View ArticlePowerex court case decision
Joannah Connolly discusses the decision on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleTrucker gap could harm economy
Joannah Connolly talks trucker shortage on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleSFU Beedie faculty’s social media research ranks high
Scientific database ScienceDirect has released a list of "hottest articles" that include two on social media by faculty at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business.
View ArticleCity hall opens doors to Open Data Day
City hall is opening its doors Saturday for a community-organized event that will allow Vancouverites to meet app developers and designers and city staff to learn more about the city's open data policy.
View ArticlePort Metro Vancouver launches GPS truck-tracking strategy
Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) on February 21 announced a new strategy to make the container truck sector more reliable and efficient.
View ArticleEleven organizations get funding to attract and integrate skilled immigrants
The Immigrant Employment Council of BC announced February 21 that it has awarded funding to 11 organizations out of its $1.4 million Employer Innovation Fund (EIF).
View ArticleBeleaguered film workers take unusual step to spread the word about plight
The unions and guilds representing B.C.’s film and TV industry workers are stepping up efforts to raise awareness of their industry’s impact on the local economy – and the latest initiative is taking a...
View ArticleB.C. inflation even lower than low national average: StatsCan
Price increases in British Columbia were well below average in the 12 months leading up to January, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.
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