Vancouver software startup lands WestJet founder as chairman
Vancouver software startup Jostle has followed up successful financing rounds by landing WestJet co-founder Don Bell as its chairman.
View ArticleDebt elimination, tax freeze are key elements of Liberal platform
Debt elimination and a freeze on taxes are core elements in the BC Liberal Party's election platform, which Premier Christy Clark unveiled April 15.
View ArticleNDP announces five-point forestry plan
The BC NDP party has developed a five-point plan to help keep the province's forestry industry competitive, leader Adrian Dix announced yesterday in Prince George.
View ArticleHow I did it: Ali Tehrani
Zymeworks took a radical approach to drug development with computer modelling that helps eliminate dead ends and focus research on leads that have the best chance of success
View ArticleSmoking can damage house prices: Pfizer study
Homeowners who smoke may be paying more for their fix than they realize.
View ArticleForest conservation group withdraws from Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
Forest conservation group Canopy is withdrawing from the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), the group announced this morning.
View ArticleLululemon launches yoga app Om Finder
In the wake of a recent debacle in which Vancouver's Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq: LULU; TSX:LLL) had to recall a shipment of pants that turned out to be see-through, the yogawear maker has...
View ArticleGlowbal set to launch Vancouver's largest rooftop patio
Glowbal Group plans to open its newest restaurant and Vancouver's largest rooftop patio restaurant on April 25, owner Emad Yacoub told Business in Vancouver April 16.
View ArticleNew CIBC report offers tax tips for Canadians
With the annual income tax filing deadline less than two weeks away, CIBC tax and estate planning expert Jamie Golombek has penned a report to provide Canadians with tips of the trade to help them...
View ArticleExclusive: Sun Run seeks terrorism insurance in aftermath of Boston bombings
The provincial organization that oversees the sport of road running in B.C. is shopping for terrorism insurance ahead of this weekend’s Vancouver Sun Run, following Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings.
View ArticleCanada’s smallest condos go on sale in Surrey April 20
Surrey development company Tien Sher plans to start selling Canada’s smallest condos – starting at just 297 square feet – to the public at noon on April 20, spokesperson Ross Sullivan confirmed to...
View ArticleUse the Force: the art of boardroom influence
How using your power for good - not evil - will help you become a more effective leader
View ArticleCanada's smallest apartments
Timothy Renshaw tells Global BC Morning News what you get for $109,000
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin's B.C. operations on World Bank corruption 10-year blacklist
SNC-Lavalin Inc.-associated companies involved in some of British Columbia's biggest transportation projects – from the Canada Line to Vancouver International Airport to the Sea-to-Sky Highway – are...
View ArticlePricey multi-family buildings endure ultra-low capitalization rates
Multi-family residential property prices in B.C. strengthened in 2012 as rental returns for owners reached 20-year lows, according to Avison Young’s spring 2013 B.C. multi-family investment report,...
View ArticleIntrinsyc shuffles directors, staves off boardroom coup
Stonehouse Capital Management's attempted boardroom coup at Intrinsyc Software International Inc. (TSX:ICS) has resulted in the software company preemptively shuffling its board on April 17.
View ArticleLuxury home criteria vary widely across Canada: Sotheby’s
The definition of "luxury home" varies widely across the country, according to a Sotheby’s International Realty Canada report released this morning.
View ArticleVancouver biotech receives U.S. patent for hair regeneration technology
Vancouver biotech RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. (OTCBB:REPCF)(CNSX:RP) has received a United States patent for its technology related to hair regeneration, the company announced this morning.
View ArticleConsumer confidence sinking to lows not seen since “the Great...
As the housing market continues to slip and Canadians experience worries over high debt, consumer confidence has dropped once again, according to TNS data released this morning.
View ArticleVancouver has Canada’s priciest office space
Vancouver’s central business district has Canada’s most expensive office space and the 29th most expensive office space worldwide, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s report Office Space Across the...
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