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Japan’s tsunami and nuclear meltdown has hurt Teck Resources Ltd.’s ability to ship coal to customers, the company revealed June 20.

Re-establishing Hon’s: Once-prominent 39-year-old firm set for growth after nearly going bankrupt

In a move to reduce congestion and speed transit commutes, two bus-only lanes were opened this week on Marine Drive and across the Lions Gate Bridge.

Local tourism groups have partnered with DDB Canada to aggregate positive cyber content about Vancouver to a new website, thisisourvancouver.com , to counter damage done to the city’s reputation as a result of last week’s Stanley Cup riot.

Delta-based helicopter support company Heli-One , an operating division of Richmond-based CHC Helicopter , has just announced a US$2.85-million contract to upgrade the Lithuanian State Border Guard’s fleet of EC-135 aircraft.

Richmond’s CHC Helicopter kick-started a $500 million transport agreement in Australia last week.

Canada’s junior market continued its downward trend last week, but local exploration companies aren’t looking for handouts just yet. On Friday, three Vancouver junior mining companies adopted poison pill strategies to fend off hostile takeover bids.

The resource sector boom has paid off for Canada’s aboriginal population.

Burnaby-based Canlan Ice Sports Corp . (TSX: ICE) has just acquired a three-sheet ice sports complex in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville in a foreclosure sale.

A labour fight between Air Canada and its union wound up in B.C. Supreme Court this week before the two groups reconciled Thursday afternoon.