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B.C. strategy aims to build a stronger screen presence

Film, animators and other media industries in the province are pooling resources to confront talent shortages and training program deficits

UBC centre set to expand to Toronto

In response to need for family business advisers, designation program will launch in 2011

Philanthropy’s changing landscape

Recession, leadership and resources on the table for discussion at White Breakfast

Par dollar may signal time to buy American

The Canadian dollar closed perfectly at par with the U.S. greenback Thursday, spurring much chatter among investment advisers about exactly where the currency is going next.

iPhone app fuels Best Buy sales

Best Buy Canada executives say part of the reason their store chalked up stellar retail sales during the 2010 holiday season was because the chain now has an iPhone app that enables shoppers to bypass lineups.

U.S. economic growth to jump in 2011: RBC

Canada’s economy is expected to benefit next year from acceleration in the U.S. economy in 2011. RBC forecasts the U.S. economy to grow 3.3% next year, with the pace increasing to 3.6% in 2012. The bank’s report said the U.S.

Eastern Platinum ends year with stronger balance sheet

Vancouver’s Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX:ELR) is ending the year on a high note with a strengthened balance sheet after raising $347.5 million in equity financing. The company issued 224.2 million shares at a price of $1.

Falcon would let Coleman decide on BCLDB future

Critics, such as Farris, Vaughan, Wills and Murphy LLP wine lawyer Shea Coulson, have long urged Victoria to privatize the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch because, they argue, privatization will produce higher tax revenues, a superior liq

U.S. tourism still shaky: Central 1

The large number of visitors from the U.S. in October does not necessarily reflect a trend of increased tourism from south of the border. A Central 1 Credit Union report warned that while travel from the U.S. has stabilized and increased 6.

Mike de Jong wants target for new mine

B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Mike de Jong overlooked Roca Mines Inc.’s Max molybdenum mine when he recently told Business in Vancouver the province should set a target date for when the next mine should open. "We haven’t opened a new mine in B.