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Bruce Allen buys stake in Vancouver Giants
May 13, 2013 - Music promoter and controversial radio talk show host Bruce Allen has bought a stake in the Vancouver Giants, the team announced May 13. Full Article
Tennis Canada resorts to Groupon to sell Davis Cup tickets at UBC this weekend
Gold's Gym aims to muscle in on local gym market
Vancouver native quits FIFA’s anti-corruption panel over inaction
Vancouver Canucks finalize deal to buy Peoria Rivermen
Exclusive: Sun Run seeks terrorism insurance in aftermath of Boston bombings
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Bruce Allen buys stake in Vancouver Giants
May 13, 2013 - Music promoter and controversial radio talk show host Bruce Allen has bought a stake in the Vancouver Giants, ... Full Article
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Gold's Gym aims to muscle in on local gym market
Apr 30, 2013 - Competitors surprised that the franchiser, whose Richmond outlet recently closed, now plans to open 20 new... Full Article
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Exclusive: Sun Run seeks terrorism insurance in
Apr 17, 2013 - The provincial organization that oversees the sport of road running in B.C. is shopping for terrorism... Full Article
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Gold's Gym aims to muscle in on local gym market
Apr 30, 2013 -
Competitors surprised that the franchiser, whose Richmond outlet recently closed, now plans to open 20 new Vancouver gyms within two years
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Vancouver native quits FIFA’s anti-corruption panel over inaction
Apr 22, 2013 -
Canada can help clean up the business of global soccer as it prepares to host the 2015 Women’s World Cup, according to a Vancouver native...
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Vancouver Canucks finalize deal to buy Peoria Rivermen
Apr 19, 2013 -
The American Hockey League (AHL) yesterday announced its approval for the Vancouver Canucks to buy the Peoria Rivermen. ...
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Exclusive: Sun Run seeks terrorism insurance in aftermath of Boston bombings
Apr 17, 2013 -
The provincial organization that oversees the sport of road running in B.C. is shopping for terrorism insurance ahead of this weekend’s...
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Gold’s Gym to buff up in B.C.
Apr 11, 2013 -
Steve Nash is about to get some competition. Gold’s Gym plans to bulk up its presence in Canada, with 50 new gyms – 20 of them slated...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup coming to Vancouver
Mar 21, 2013 -
The biggest women’s sports event in the world is coming to BC Place stadium on July 5, 2015.
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Inside Performance hoping to be a big hit in the baseball business
Mar 19, 2013 -
Studio B Productions founder joins with group of entrepreneurs to bankroll sports training enterprise as baseball interest blossoms in B.C.
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Canucks psychologist sues for wrongful dismissal
Mar 11, 2013 -
World-renowned sports psychologist Bruno Demichelis is suing the Vancouver Canucks for wrongfully dismissing him and Canucks owner Francesco...
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Breaking: Grey Cup to come to BC Place in 2014
Mar 07, 2013 -
The BC Lions are expected to announce Friday morning at a BC Place news conference that the 102nd Grey Cup is coming to Vancouver in 2014....
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Great Canadian loses $27m in 2012 but claims $45m net earnings
Mar 07, 2013 -
Richmond-based Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced a $27.6 million loss for 2012 Wednesday, after a $2.5 million profit a year earlier....
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Seeking solutions to gambling addictions at BCLC conference
Feb 05, 2013 -
Hunger linked to risk-taking as gambling boom seen on horizon for new generation of game players
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Local icon commemorated on a stamp
Feb 04, 2013 -
In observation of Black History Month, Canada Post has released new stamps to honour two black Canadians – one of whom being Vancouver's own ...
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Tennis Canada resorts to Groupon to sell Davis Cup tickets at UBC this weekend
Feb 01, 2013 -
Tennis Canada is still expecting a full house for the Davis Cup World Group First Round tie at University of British Columbia's Thunderbird Arena...
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NHL return to boost Vancouver businesses
Jan 07, 2013 -
Vancouver sports bars and other tourism businesses stand to see business boosted as National Hockey League (NHL) plans its return to the ice....
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Vancouver exec to chair FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 committee
Dec 13, 2012 -
Canadian Soccer Association executives will be doing double duty as the organizers of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. ...
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NHL lockout boosting business for B.C. company
Nov 27, 2012 -
Victoria's SendtoNews inks multi-year sports video deal with American Hockey League as demand for broadcast-quality content from other leagues grows
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Attention skiers and boarders: season starts this weekend
Nov 16, 2012 -
The slopes at Whistler Blackcomb are set to open for business earlier than planned this season.
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Vancouver-based ski association loses major sponsor
Nov 06, 2012 -
Agent blasts Canadian sports organizations for failing to capitalize on Games exposure
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Luongo's poker endorsement fee and expenses revealed
Nov 05, 2012 -
Vancouver Canucks' goaltender and BC Lottery Corp. poster boy Roberto Luongo was paid $160,000 last year for endorsing the Crown corp's online...
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Minors in B.C. now banned from tanning beds
Oct 16, 2012 -
Salons and fitness centres in B.C. that allow teens under the age of 18 to use tanning beds face fines of $345 per offence. The ban officially...
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Hockey lockout helps fuel local concert sector
Oct 15, 2012 -
A comparatively robust local economy and the National Hockey League lockout makes Vancouver a prime destination on the concert circuit for major...
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Whitecaps cancel Furlong's Board of Trade event appearance
Oct 10, 2012 -
The Vancouver Whitecaps are blaming undisclosed "scheduling conflicts" for the cancellation of an October 16 Vancouver Board of Trade event...
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Lockout no business knock-out
Sep 25, 2012 -
NHL dispute set in a far different entertainment landscape than what backdropped the 2004-05 lockout
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$61 million sports centre gets construction go-ahead
Sep 13, 2012 -
A long-mothballed $61 million sports medicine clinic in Burnaby has a new name and a new proposed opening date of spring 2013....
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$33m Whitecaps soccer development centre for Thunderbird Park
Sep 07, 2012 -
A new $32.5 million Whitecaps soccer development centre is to be built at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Park, with the B....
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2010 Olympic gold medallist sues sponsor over payments
Aug 24, 2012 -
Vancouver-born Olympic gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor is suing YJ Sciences Inc. (YJS) for $45,000 in damages, claiming that the company reneged on ...
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Vancouver ready for another shot at an NBA franchise: Conference Board
Aug 23, 2012 -
Economic conditions are right for Canada’s existing professional sports clubs to prosper and for new Canadian-based franchises to succeed...
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SFU becomes first non-American school in the NCAA
Aug 03, 2012 -
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) executive committee on August 1 approved Simon Fraser University’s (SFU)...
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London 2012 boosts revenue for Vancouver ticket brokers
Aug 01, 2012 -
Vancouver ticket brokers are doing a brisk business selling tickets to London 2012 Olympic events partly because Scotland Yard is cracking down on ...
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Tide turning for Vancouver's marina businesses
Jul 31, 2012 -
In partnership with CBC's Water's Edge series, BIV examines how moorage demand and transient boater business is declining at local marinas despite ...
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Great Canadian Gaming extends Hastings Racecourse operating deal
Jul 27, 2012 -
Great Canadian Gaming Corp and the City of Vancouver have reached an agreement for a two-year extension to the operating agreement for its...
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