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Vancouver has the largest year-over-year new housing price increase in Canada, according to Statistics Canada . The national statistical agency released its new housing price index for the month of April this morning, which showed a 0.

Vancouver-based Ethical Bean Coffee Co. is tapping into the trend of consumers using smartphones to learn more about the food they consume. Vancouver’s PortaLife Solutions Inc. has been a pioneer at this.

Outgoing Terasen Inc.

The federal government has backed activist investor Carl Icahn ’s bid to buy a controlling interest in Vancouver-based Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF).

The Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club has unveiled its new logo for its inaugural Major League Soccer season.

The B.C. Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) held its annual technology impact awards last night to recognize ongoing innovation in B.C.’s tech sector.

Developers take note: Canadians increasingly want homes large enough to house several generations. According to a June 8 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC survey of its professionals across Canada and the U.S.

Cafés, restaurants and sports bars are altering business hours, redecorating and retooling menus to court soccer fans in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup, which starts June 11.

Western Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN) is going to expand its presence in Britain after it announced a deal this morning to buy U.K.-based Energybuild Group plc (AIM:EBG). The all-share deal valued Energybuild at Ł54.4 million, or $82.

Nicole StefenelliRichmond-based Urban Impact Ltd. officially launched a Calgary division last week. The 20-year-old company, which collects office wastepaper, ended its first week in Alberta with 750 new clients and four new collection vehicles.