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Brand-spoofing, or phishing, tops the list of scams in British Columbia, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) revealed January 4.

Vancouverites are willing to sacrifice size for convenience when it comes to buying a home, according to an REW.ca survey conducted by the Mustel Research Group .

Canadians’ optimism about the economy has dropped to just 25%, according to an Economic Club of Canada/Pollara Strategic Insights poll conducted in December.

California-based technology company JDSU (TSX:JDU; NASDAQ: JDSU) has acquired Vancouver-based Dyaptive Systems, JDSU announced this morning.

A former RCMP officer is suing two former colleagues over an alleged prank involving a homemade bomb. Tyrone Hempston ’s lawsuit, filed December 22 in B.C.

Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) has secured a US$1.25 billion settlement for its assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which settles a long legal saga for the local mining company.

Vancouver tourism promoters are launching a new mountain music festival to stimulate business and mark the second anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Along with Alberta and Saskatchewan, B.C.’s business confidence continues to outperform the national average, according to a Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report released this morning.

Despite a general perception to the contrary, Canadian and U.S. prices don’t match up once adjusted for inflation, according to two economic analyses released this morning by Statistics Canada .

The U.K.-based Guardian newspaper cited a University of British Columbia study that found Olympics-related greenhouse gases increased eightfold during the 2010 Winter Olympics, compared with the lead-up phase of the Games.