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Vancouver’s Finavera Renewables Inc. (TSX-V:FVR) said Wednesday it has sold its majority interest in the grid connection for Ireland’s largest onshore wind project for 8.4 million euros or roughly $11.3 million.

The financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn appears to be shifting the financial priorities of young Canadians, according to a Scotiabank survey released Tuesday.

Two Vancouver junior gold exploration companies are consolidating their Nevada properties and merging to find additional acquisition opportunities in the silver state. Bravada Gold Corp. (TSX-V:BVA) and Fortune River Resource Corp.

With an increasing number of global analysts expecting slower economic growth over the next few years, investors should be taking a hard look at their investment return expectations.

In what is the Fraser River’s first open fishery in four years, a federal government body expects this year’s sockeye salmon run to be the largest since 1913. The Pacific Salmon Commission , which is a joint Canada-U.S.

Scotiabank’s commodity price index rallied in July, rising 2.7% from June levels and continued to rally into early August, according to Scotiabank’s monthly commodity report released Monday. A significant drop in the U.S.

British Columbians are experiencing more economic freedom than residents of most other provinces, but individuals and families in B.C. have less ability to make their own economic decisions than residents of nearly all U.S. states.

Vancouver-based Imperial Metals Corp. (TSX:III) has resumed operations at the Huckleberry copper and molybdenum mine five days after wildfires threatened its operations located 123 kilometres southwest of Houston, B.C.

The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a notice of hearing August 23 alleging five individuals gave false or misleading statements during an investigation with commission staff.

British Columbia's commercial real estate investment market surpassed the $1 billion mark in sales volume during the first six months of 2010, a first in the province’s history, according to commercial realtor Avison Young. Sales volumes reached $1.