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The number of completed deals rose in the second half of 2009 as the secondary market for commercial real estate rebounded, according to a year-end report by Avison Young.

Retail sales in B.C. managed a 0.1% increase in December from November, one of the lowest increases in the country, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. Total sales rose to $4.63 billion from $4.

Vancouver's Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX:SSO) plans to sell its interest in a B.C. silver-base metals project to Vancouver's Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM). Silvercorp will pay $15 million for the Silvertip project located in northern B.C.

The federal government is providing an additional $15 million over the next three years to expand foreign credential recognition services for immigrants. Funds will be distributed to the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC).

The electrical contracting arm of a Vancouver construction company has won a $40 million contract to supply and install the electrical equipment and systems for Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Travel to Canada by foreign residents increased 0.9% in December to two million trips, largestly because of an increase in overnight trips by Americans, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. Overnight plane travel from the U.S. rose by 2.

Wholesale trade in B.C. rose for a third consecutive month in December, rising 1.9% from November trade levels, according to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday.

Inventories of Canadian cattle and hogs have fallen to their lowest levels in more than a decade, according to data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. In January, the total number of cattle fell to 13 million from 13.

The federal government will invest approximately $150,000 to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the government during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The Metro Vancouver region posted the largest decline in non-residential building construction costs of 15.9% last year, according to Statistics Canada data released Monday.