Thompson Creek writes down $530m of Endako mine, posts Q4 loss
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (TSX:TCM; NYSE:TC) has written down $530.5 million of the value of its Endako molybdenum mine in B.C.’s northern interior.
View ArticleMDA military satellite launched from India
A new satellite built by Richmond company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. for the Canadian military was launched from India yesterday.
View ArticleBC Ferries posts $17.2m quarterly loss
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) has posted a net loss of $17.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. This compares with a loss of $19.2 million in the same quarter of...
View ArticleB.C. wages still trail national average: Stats Can
While B.C. wages grew at just above the Canadian average rate last year, the province's wages still lag the country, according to Statistics Canada.
View ArticleProvince puts YVR fuel pipeline study into holding pattern
A provincial environmental assessment of a controversial jet fuel pipeline that has galvanized Richmond is being put on hold until after the election.
View ArticleB.C. announces $120m royalty rebate for LNG infrastructure
The B.C. government will offer the gas industry $120 million in royalty credits to build the infrastructure needed to develop a liquefied natural gas industry.
View ArticleExclusive: Revised BC Place lawsuit claim seeks $39m from cable installer
BC Place stadium's steel contractor made it official on February 22, filing an amended statement of claim in the BC Supreme Court for almost $40 million against the company it hired to install roof...
View ArticleCity's move on laneway housing
Joannah Connolly with the latest on laneway housing on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleDelay to YVR fuel pipeline plans
Joannah Connolly explains the delay on the YVR fuel pipeline on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleExclusive: Kits Coast Guard base not being sold by feds – but West Van...
The Kitsilano Coast Guard station is not among a trio of high-value federal government properties that may be sold to local First Nations, contrary to media reports.
View ArticleTelus adds Ontario EMR provider to digital health portfolio
Telus (TSX:T) plans to add to its growing digital health business with the purchase of Ontario’s largest electronic medical records (EMR) provider.
View ArticleWine review site WineAlign launches today in B.C.
Canada’s largest wine review site, WineAlign, launches in B.C. today amidst the just-rebranded Vancouver International Wine Festival.
View ArticleCanada’s businesses missing Internet opportunities: RBC
Only 46% of Canadian businesses have websites and fewer than half of those (48%) are selling products and services through those sites, according to a just-released RBC Royal Bank survey.
View ArticleVancouver approves new rental towers at English Bay
The iconic Beach Towers complex near English Bay will be getting 133 new rental apartments.
View ArticleNexen acquisition by China’s CNOOC finalized
China now owns some prime real estate in Northeastern B.C.’s shale gas fields and a stake in the nascent LNG sector, with the acquisition of Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY) by China National Offshore Oil Corp....
View ArticleB.C.'s Nexen bought by China's state gas company
Paul Harris outlines the significance of the Nexen-CNOOC LNG deal
View ArticleB.C. wages lag national average
Paul Harris explains on Global BC Morning News why weekly pay in B.C. is lagging
View ArticleEnWave launches new product line in U.S.
EnWave Corp. (TSX-V:ENW), the Vancouver-based company that uses microwaves in the processing of foods and pharmaceuticals, has entered a partnership in the U.S. that will make and sell an all-natural...
View ArticleBurnaby’s S2G BioChem leads drive to create biofuels from beets
Burnaby biotech S2G BioChem has been tapped by the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers to study beets as a feedstock for making plant-based alternatives to petrochemicals.
View ArticleNew publisher overhauls industry business model
Just-launched Vancouver publishing house Figure 1 Publishing, formed in the wake of the dismantling of D&M Publishers Inc., is looking to reinvent the publishing business model.
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