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The first increase in more than a year for natural gas prices for B.C. residents is coming April 1. The B.C. Utilities Commission approved the request by Terasen Gas to increase rates by $0.

Friday was a boon for a number of B.C. mining companies. Uranium One Inc.

February employment gains in B.C. were among the largest contributors to reduced unemployment in Canada, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. B.C.'s unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in February from 8.

British Columbians were still shopping for homes despite the 2010 Winter Olympics. B.C. housing sales recovered from their eight-year lows last February, climbing 63% to 5,955 units sold last month, according to data released by the B.C.

Toronto's Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) plans to acquire Vancouver's Underworld Resources Inc. (TSX-V:UW) in a share and cash deal worth approximately $139.2 million.

A Bank of Canada interest rate hike and increased demand for commodities are a few factors that could push the Canadian dollar above par with the U.S. greenback, according to a report by CIBC World Markets. The report forecasts the loonie to hit $1.

The vast majority of Canadians who aren't saving for their children's education feel they don't have the money to do so, according to an RBC poll.

In 20 years, the majority of Metro Vancouver residents will be a visible minority, according to projections by Statistics Canada.

Burnaby-headquartered Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX, NYSE: RBA) is moving out of its oldest permanent auction site in Surrey to one that is triple the size in Chilliwack.

Burnaby's Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) has won $6.2 million in project funding from the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at improving fuel cell durability and costs. Ballard's U.S.