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B.C. is third among Canadian provinces when it comes to the proportion of gambling revenue contained within provincial coffers. According to a Statistics Canada report released Friday morning, gambling revenue represented 2.

After launching its new brand and marketing strategy for B.C. last year, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced plans to roll out its new look and messaging across Canada this year and internationally next year.

Canada should be developing its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emission strategy rather than waiting for the U.S. to finalize its own, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute released Thursday.

Members of B.C.’s tech sector often look to Waterloo, Ontario – home of the BlackBerry – for lessons in cultivating innovation in what is arguably Canada’s most concentrated technology cluster.

The mining sector is hoping ground-breaking revenue sharing agreements made this week between the province and First Nations will contribute to improving the mining investment climate in the province.

The federal government plans to invest up to $3 million in B.C.’s beef industry to help it develop new marketing opportunities and further help farmers boost profits in a challenging sector.

Energy distributor Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS) and the provincial government announced plans Thursday morning to each spend about $450 million to expand the Waneta Dam near Trail, B.C.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said Thursday morning that the city’s consultation process with small businesses that may be affected by the proposed Hornby Street bike lane has been “appalling.

A local RCMP officer was recognized Wednesday night in Edmonton by the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) for his extra efforts to catch a suspect involved in a string of bank robberies in Burnaby.

British Columbians did not appear to stock up on goods the month before the HST came into effect, according to data released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. Retail sales in B.C. actually fell 0.3% in June to $4.