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After months of criticism over alleged human rights violations at Goldcorp Inc.’s (TSX:G) Marlin mine in Guatemala, the Vancouver miner has agreed to implement new practices to ensure “broader due diligence for human rights.

Members of Vancouver municipal political party, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), have voted against a proposal to change its name to Vancouver First at a general party meeting held Wednesday evening.

A bill allowing First Nations communities to generate greater investor interest for real estate projects on reserve land has received royal assent, the federal government announced Wednesday morning.

A Vancouver zinc miner is banking on the world’s ongoing appetite for gold to justify a new mine in Mexico. F arallon Mining Ltd.

An event organizer says Vancouver should experience more than the usual legacy benefits of hosting a convention when more than 3,000 meeting professionals converge on the city in July for Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) annual World Educa

An explosion at Teck Resources Ltd.’s (TSX:TCK.A; NYSE:TCK) Greenhills coalmine Monday afternoon saw the diversified miner’s stock price drop more than 10% Tuesday morning. The company said the explosion occurred in the coal dryer.

Vancouver’s WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW) announced Monday it had reached a settlement with a U.S. company suing it for patent infringement.

With less than 48 hours to go before the HST takes effect in B.C., the Fraser Institute has released a report that aims to debunk myths about the new tax. The report, Countering the Myths Surrounding B.C.

B.C.’s Ministry of Community and Rural Development announced Monday evening that Sun Peaks is officially the province’s 161st incorporated municipality.

Europe’s rising sovereign debt problems remain the chief concern of the world’s business leaders, according to a RBC Capital markets survey released Monday morning.