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WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW) has settled patent infringement lawsuit filed by a U.S.-based competitor back in May 2007. The terms of a settlement agreement with Liberty, Texas-based LunarEye Inc.

Despite a challenging year, many Canadians say they plan to be more generous with their time and money, according to an Investor's Group survey. About 29% of poll respondents said they would donate more time to worthwhile causes in 2010.

B.C.'s resource sector should benefit from a projected increase in the prices of the province's key commodities, according to Scotiabank's commodity outlook report released Monday.

B.C. households are among the biggest spenders in Canada, but their spending increases were among the lowest in the country last year, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. The average B.C. household spent $73,120 last year, up 0.

Despite the Bank of Canada's concerns about rising debt, Canadian households aren't headed for a U.S.-style sub-prime-induced real estate meltdown, according to a report by CIBC World Markets.

The B.C. Securities Commission has banned a B.C. resident who admitted that he broke securities laws when he raised US$34 million from almost 960 investors. Cern Ali, a 33-year old B.C.

Victoria reported the third best calendar year in natural gas and oil rights sales following a strong December rights sale. The province raised $172.3 million in December from the sale of 98 parcels of land in northeast B.C.

A little more than a third of Canadians have contributed or plan to contribute to an RRSP for the 2009 tax year, which is the lowest proportion of contributors since 1996, according to the annual RBC RRSP poll released Wednesday.

The Vancouver 2010 red mittens are selling out, but hundreds of thousands are expected this week at all of the Hudson's Bay Company stores.

British Columbians plan to spend the least on holiday gifts this season, according to Scotiabank's annual holiday spending survey. B.C.