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Canadian renewable energy deals lagging Europe and Asia: PwC

Vancouver has no shortage of renewable energy companies, but according to a new report, M&A activity in the clean tech sector is leaving Canada behind.

Holiday spending flat this year: RBC

Canadian consumers continue sending mixed messages about their spending this holiday shopping season The latest survey by RBC Royal Bank suggests the majority (55%) plan to keep their holiday spending flat this year.

BCIT aiming to perfect indoor marijuana grow-ops

A Boston-based hydroponics firm and its Surrey subsidiary are working with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to “build a complete and comprehensive business model” for medicinal marijuana.

Canadians left guessing about retirement

Working Canadians remain in the dark about their retirement plans and goals, according to a new study.

B.C. consumer protection agency issues first penalties against payday loan company

One of Canada’s largest payday loan companies is being ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in penalties and customer reimbursements for violating the province’s new payday loan regulations. Edmonton-based Cash Store Financial Services Inc.

B.C. motion-tracking technology used in subterranean simulation lab

A Burnaby company’s motion-tracking technology is being used in a unique subterranean lab in Toronto where researchers will study how seniors interact with their surroundings. PhoeniX Technologies Inc.

New wireless carrier to sell phones in 7-Eleven

A new wireless carrier launching in Vancouver this month has signed a deal to sell phones and plans at 150 7-Eleven Canada stores in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton.

Whistler-Blackcomb back on the public markets

Less than five years since returning to private hands, Whistler Blackcomb returned to the public markets, raising $300 million in its initial public offering Tuesday.

ICBC profits fall in first nine months of 2010

B.C. drivers had better be more careful, otherwise, premiums could start rising.

Confusion persists over tax-free savings accounts

Although more than a third of Canadians have opened a tax-free savings account (TFSA), confusion still remains about what kinds of investments can be held in one, according to a survey commissioned by BMO Bank of Montreal and conducted by Leger Marke