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The recession pounded B.C.’s mining industry in 2009, yet pre-tax net earnings remained at historic highs. Michael Cinnamond , leader of PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) B.C. mining practice said, “The 2009 financial results for B.C.

The University of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to accomplish their sustainability goals.

Vancouver has placed first for lowest business taxes among 41 cities around the world, according to a KPMG LLP report released today.

Vancouver-based CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX-V:MBA) has received conditional approval to graduate its listing to the TSX.

B.C. and Alberta have the highest proportion of Internet users in the country, according to a study by Statistics Canada. About 85% of residents in B.C. and Alberta use the Internet for personal reasons, up from 78% in B.C.

It may not be a caffeine high, but Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Income Fund (TSX:SWS.UN) is getting a buzz from its first quarter results.

Canadian financial executives are bullish about this year’s economic outlook.

Despite signs that B.C.’s forest and paper industry is on the rise, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes it is not out of the woods just yet.

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX:TKM) has signed a multi-year agreement with New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to expand work on its therapeutic research.

Terrane Metals Corp. (TSX-V:TRX) has secured $40 million of leeway to help build its massive Mount Milligan copper-gold project in B.C. The Vancouver-based company said today its credit agreement with giant Goldcorp Inc.