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Confidence among B.C. small business owners is rebounding after a slight Olympic hangover. B.C.

Ubisoft's Montreal studio was the big winner at the inaugural Canadian Videogame Awards in Vancouver on Wednesday night.

The value of new construction in Surrey during the first three months of 2010 more than doubled compared to the same period last year, Surrey council learned May3.

A sharp drop in donations has prompted Smartgrowth BC to merge with the Canadian Green Building Council (CGBC).

Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) is at it again. The Toronto-based miner bought a $600 million stake in Vancouver-based Red Back Mining Inc. (TSX:RBI) May 4. Kinross is also in the midst of a $139.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and two other non-profits have determined that $18.17 per hour is the living wage for raising a family in Metro Vancouver in 2010.

A Vancouver-based food marketing company has launched an online social network where food lovers and home chefs can connect and source recipes, restaurants, events, nutritional information and daily articles written by food experts. FoodConnect Inc.

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Canon Canada Inc. is opening a new western sales headquarters for its business solutions division in Vancouver.

Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) has continued its strategy of shedding non-core assets after announcing a $505 million deal to sell its Escobal silver deposit in Guatemala to Tahoe Resources Inc. – a company headed by former Goldcorp CEO Kevin McArthur .