Manufacturing business conditions worsen in Canada: RBC
Manufacturing business conditions in Canada decreased in March compared with the previous month, according to RBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures released this morning.
View ArticleVancouver mining company sues El Salvador for US$315m
Pacific Rim Mining Corp.'s U.S. subsidiary has filed a US$315 million damage claim against the government of El Salvador, the company announced yesterday.
View ArticleHootSuite chosen to take on WrestleMania
Vancouver’s HootSuite will give wrestling fans the chance to sit ringside – virtually – at WWE’s WrestleMania event April 7, which will see The Rock face off against John Cena.
View ArticleTory Burch to open as part of high-end Vancouver retail block
High-end women’s fashion house Tory Burch is going to open a store on Alberni Street in Vancouver in September, the chain’s Calgary store manager Stephanie Koo has told Business in Vancouver.
View ArticleSecond phase of Massey Tunnel consultation ends today
Today is the last day that British Columbians will be able to provide input into the second phase of public consultation for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project.
View ArticleCanadian auto sales steady: BMO
Automobile sales in Canada remained strong, despite a 0.7% year-over-year dip in March, BMO Economics announced yesterday.
View ArticleTSX gives Rainmaker Entertainment extension to meet listing requirements
Vancouver animation producer Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. (TSX:RNK) has been given a 30-day extension, until May 1, to meet the listing requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the exchange...
View ArticleLifeLabs closes purchase of BC Biomedical Laboratories
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services CEO Sue Paish confirmed to Business in Vancouver April 2 that she has closed the deal to buy BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., following approvals from the Federal...
View ArticleEarls Restaurants creates first ever “Social Menu” Facebook app
Vancouver-headquartered Earls Restaurants Ltd. has partnered with digital innovation firm Invoke to create the "Social Menu App," which the restaurant chain said is the first time a restaurant menu is...
View ArticleGlobal business leaders to gather for B.C. prosperity summit
Business leaders are set to converge on Vancouver later this week at the Circle of Prosperity Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
View ArticleVancouver software company partners with Samsung
Vancouver’s Absolute Software Corporation (TSX:ABT) has entered into a global partnership with Samsung Electronics, Absolute announced this morning.
View ArticleExclusive: Times of India Film Awards failed to land big-bucks Canadian sponsor
A lead time of 10 weeks meant the Times of India Film Awards was unable to sign a big Canadian sponsor, according to a marketing adviser hired for the taxpayer-funded, inaugural Bollywood awards.
View ArticleVancouver shifts out of being in buyer's market
Vancouver's housing market has become more balanced with a higher sales-to-listings ration, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).
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