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Ninety one per cent of British Columbians believe freshwater is the province’s most precious resource, according to a poll released Monday by the Vancouver Foundation and WWF-Canada.

New York-based advertising giant WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) is acquiring TAXI Canada, including its Vancouver office, for an undisclosed sum.

Canada has boosted its global standing with one of the best business tax systems in the world, ranking 37th out of 183 countries studied. A global report by the World Bank , the International Finance Corp.

A Kamloops-based natural health products advocate began a cross-country tour last week to raise opposition against proposed consumer-protection laws he claims will trample the rights of businesses that sell natural health products.

A subsidiary of Victoria’s Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) has raised $14 million by selling a portion of its radio spectrum to a partnership owned by Rogers Communications and Bell Canada.

The recession might have slammed the economy last year, but B.C. replied with a simple solution – hard work. According to a Statistics Canada report released Friday, business productivity in B.C. rebounded 1.

Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on Friday proposed changes to improve executive compensation disclosure requirements for investors.

Vancouver’s Premium Brands Holdings Corp. (TSX:PBH) has acquired a majority stake in Vancouver Island’s Hub City Fisheries for an undisclosed sum. The move is the second acquisition in recent months.

Turmoil is second nature to the Campbell government these days, but the man responsible for overseeing B.C.’s largest industries remains confident under fire.

The drop in cruise ship passengers to Vancouver this year led to one of the steepest declines in economic benefit of the cruise ship industry in B.C. According to Cruise BC , the economic impact of the cruise ship industry in B.C. fell 26.3% to $1.