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A new Vancouver-based venture capital fund has hit the $100 million mark and is looking to make major investments in the Canadian digital media scene.

Solar technology developer Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX:DFE) is making moves in Eastern Europe after announcing a new 25 megawatt (MW) production line in Slovenia on Thursday morning.

Vancouver has tied with Auckland as the world’s fourth best place to live, according to British consultancy Mercer’s 2010 Quality of Living survey.

Vancouver’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) saw investor confidence slide Tuesday after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Supreme Court annulled the miner’s rights to two mines and awarded them to state-owned Sodimico.

More than 80% of Canadian executives plan to invest more money in energy efficiency this year, and they believe initiatives have to come from the top of the corporate chain, according to a new survey.

Hotels and winemakers around Osoyoos have devised what they hope will be a salve for what has historically been a lull in the tourist calendar.

B.C. wine drinkers can expect to save some coin with at least one Okanagan winery planning to pass on the savings generated from the proposed HST.

A Vancouver company is sitting on what could be the largest undeveloped uranium deposit in Canada. UEX Corp. (TSX:UEX) announced the first 43-101 resource estimate for its Shea Creek project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin Wednesday morning.

Ethanol and biodiesel plants across Canada contribute more than $2 billion to the economy every year, according to the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association.

Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt might be big on urban sustainability, but he’s not afraid to weigh in on the rural economy.