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According to Manulife Financial ’s latest quarterly Investor Sentiment Index (ISI), Canadian investor confidence increased five points in late 2011.

The B.C. government has appointed a panel to smooth the reintroduction of the provincial sales tax (PST), Finance Minister Kevin Falcon told the Vancouver Board of Trade January 10 in a luncheon speech.

Third-quarter financials for Vancouver’s Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL) show a 31% revenue increase.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans is investing $925,000 in four Vancouver Island aquaculture projects.

Vancouver-based Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM; NYSE:SVM) expanded its lawsuit against alleged shorter sellers that the company claims spread “false, defamatory and fraudulent” information about the company to push share prices down.

New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Adrian Dix wants the B.C.

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), B.C.’s urban housing starts totalled 24,346 homes in 2011, compared with 23,600 in 2010.

Approximately 76% more travellers believe the Toronto Pearson International Airport (TPIA) has the best selection of duty free products in Canada, compared with Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX: TCK) announced this morning it has entered into an agreement to acquire Calgary’s SilverBirch Energy Corp. (TSX-V:SBE).

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL; Nasdaq:LULU) shares dipped 1.7% in after-hours trading January 6 following the company’s news that its founder, Chip Wilson, will resign from his role as chief innovation and branding officer effective January 29.