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Vancouver's Klondex Mines Ltd. (TSX: KDX) saw its share price fall 24% to $1.34 late last week after the company said it was terminating a deal to merge with an Ottawa-based mining firm.

Several small B.C. breweries showed at the annual Canadian Brewing Awards in Toronto that big things are brewing on the west coast. An 18-judge panel judged 282 entries in 26 categories at the show.

Vancouver-based Leading Brands Inc.'s (Nasdaq:LBIX) share price surged more than 30% to US$0.82 on the heels of its second quarter results.

Fronteer Development Group Inc. (TSX:FRG) and Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) are planning to sell two gold projects in Turkey for US$40 million.

Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) said Wednesday that a partner in a venture to sell back-up power systems in India will likely miss an important development deadline.

Savvy B.C. grocery shoppers have something new to start collecting. Montreal-based Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSX:AER) announced September 23 that, starting immediately, it's Aeroplan rewards program will be in effect at B.C.'s 20 Thrifty Foods stores.

New provincial legislation introduced on Tuesday will increase demand for wood products by requiring provincially-funded building projects to use wood as the primary construction material. The Wood First Act builds on recent amendments to the B.C.

Lower gasoline prices pushed Canadian retail sales down in July after two months of robust gains. Retail sales in current dollars fell 0.6% to $34.2 billion in July, compared with $34.4 billion in June. Year over year, Canadian retail sales fell 4.

Vancouver's Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) saw its share price soar 104% to $1.82 during mid-day trading Monday after the company announced it had recovered large diamonds from its exploration property on Baffin Island .

Vancouver designer Malene Grotrian, 29, made her New York Fashion Week debut last week by being the only Canadian designer invited to the show, according to the show's fashion calendar. She unveiled her spring and summer 2010 collection.