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Investors looking to do a basic background check of their investment adviser will now have a more complete report available from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).

Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX:FRG) has inked a $280.8 million deal to buy AuEx Ventures Inc. (TSX:XAU) to consolidate its presence in a new Nevada gold trend. In the deal announced Monday, Vancouver-based Fronteer has offered AuEx shareholders 0.

For a sixth year in a row, Canadian credit unions have achieved the highest customer service ratings out of all financial institutions in Canada, according to the latest annual banking awards by market research firm Synovate.

Amid a bevy of resource projects in northeast B.C., the West Moberly First Nation claims the province is green-washing its Site C hydroelectric project.

This week’s issue of Business in Vancouver provides another insider peek into B.C.’s diverse business community with everything from concerns over a brain drain in the tech sector, to significant declines in the region’s bank robberies.

Foreign-trained accountants looking to work in Canada will have an easier time getting their credentials recognized starting next year thanks to nearly $1 million in funding from the federal government.

As the U.S. draws down its combat presence in Iraq, a Vancouver-based company is increasing its footprint there. ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. (TSX-V:SNM) announced a deal Monday to buy a one-third stake in General Explorations Partners Inc.

Higher than expected natural gas and petroleum rights sales in August pushed the provinces’ sale total for the year to $760 million. The August 25th sale offered 81 parcels in northeast B.C. covering 34,349 hectares with 68 parcels getting sold.

Richmond-based Epic Data International Inc. (TSX-V:EKD) reported a net loss in its third quarter due to continued spending declines by customers for its manufacturing operations management systems.

When Bill Bennett was appointed B.C.’s minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources in June, one of the first questions he asked the executive team of BC Hydro was: If you tally up all the energy projects in development in B.C.