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Two Vancouver companies are planning on wiring every major Canadian city with a network of charging stations for refueling electric cars by 2012.

Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. (TSX:ACC) is getting back into the business of being majority owners of its branded retirement homes.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Wednesday that business confidence in B.C. decreased in July. According to CFIB’s latest business barometer index, B.C.

British Columbians have some catching up to do when it comes to spending online for back-to-school supplies. More than half of Canadians (55%) will shop online when they go back-to-school shopping, according to a study Visa Canada released August 3.

Toronto-based gold miner Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) is acquiring Vancouver's Red Back Mining Inc. (TSX:RBI) for US$7.1 billion. It is the latest in a string of recent Vancouver-based acquisitions made by Kinross .

A Toronto-based real estate income trust has continued increasing its portfolio of B.C. properties. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSX:CAR.

Telus Corp. (TSX:T) said Tuesday morning it will double its network’s data speeds next year.

The average wage in B.C. rose for a fifth consecutive month in May, according to Statistics Canada. The average weekly wage rose 0.7% to $821.66 in May from $816.21 a week in April.

An international tribunal has unanimously rejected the Government of El Salvador’s preliminary objections in the latest chapter to a long-standing dispute between the Central American country and Pacific Rim Mining Corp.

Vancouver’s Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX:WEF) reported its second consecutive quarter of profit after posting two-and-a-half years of losses. The largest coastal B.C.