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Safety advocates may be quick to seek stricter regulations after tragic accidents but Stockwell Day, the senior federal cabinet minister responsible for B.C., said protectionist measures should strike a balance.

The consumer’s dramatic embrace of social media and other forms of digital communications has allowed public relations professionals to skirt traditional media channels to get to the consumer, but the head of the world’s largest PR firm sees journali

B.C. forestry industry veteran Rick Doman may be making his latest forestry play from his new headquarters in Montreal, but he’s tapping some major B.C. talent for help. E ACOM Timber Corp.

The head of North Vancouver's Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP) has told BIV that his company has more than a dozen potential acquisition targets on its radar after announcing the closure of a $40.9 million financing Wednesday morning.

The millions spent each year in B.C. as a result of those who drown or experience near-drowning is entirely avoidable, according to a spokesman for Preventable.ca, a non-profit organization aiming to raise awareness around water safety. Preventable.

Treasury Board president Stockwell Day is providing government grant money to businesses in B.C. this week with the aim of helping companies reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Day is in Prince George this morning to announce $15.

The owners of the Vancouver Canucks and executives at Rogers Communications Inc.

An Olympic tourism report released by BC Stats Wednesday morning has revealed that hotel room revenue basically doubled in Vancouver and Whistler during the 2010 Games.

Catalyst Paper Corp. chief executive Kevin Clarke has made his mark quickly since joining the Richmond-based paper maker June 16 with the company announcing Tuesday it would permanently close its paper mill near Campbell River in September.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank by market capitalization, is expanding into Canada with offices initially in Vancouver, Richmond and Toronto.