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Despite claims to the contrary, real estate prices for Olympic host cities don't experience a boom and bust cycle, according to a study by the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business .

Vancouver-based Premium Brands Holdings Corp. (TSX:PBH) has acquired a local specialty meats distributor for approximately $2.1 million. The acquisition of Vancouver's South Seas Meats Ltd.

North Vancouver-based A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. is set to rapidly expand in the next few years after adopting a new franchise model for the company in early 2009.

Travel by Canadians going abroad increased 2.8% in November compared to the number of trips in October, according to data released by Statistics Canada Wednesday. Total trips rose to 4.1 million, up from just under four million in October.

Vancouver's Bolero Resources Corp. (TSX-V:BRU) plans to acquire Gryphon Gold Corp (TSX:GGN) in an all-share deal worth approximately $18 million.

Travel by Canadians going abroad increased 2.8% in November compared to the number of trips in October, according to data released by Statistics Canada Wednesday. Total trips rose to 4.1 million, up from just under four million in October.

Vancouver's Bolero Resources Corp. (TSX-V:BRU) plans to acquire Gryphon Gold Corp (TSX:GGN) in an all-share deal worth approximately $18 million.

After one of the most pronounced market corrections in decades, Canadians decided to get out of the market and miss the corresponding recovery, according to a survey by Franklin Templeton Investments.

B.C.'s economy is expected to recover from its annual decline, according to B.C.'s Economic Forecast Council. The council forecasts B.C.'s gross domestic product to increase 2.9% from a decline of 2.5% in 2009.

Burnaby's Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) has acquired a controlling interest in Denmark-based Dantherm Power with a group of co-investors.