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LifeSciences BC launched an ambassador program Friday to strengthen ties between B.C.'s life sciences cluster and life sciences companies in Scandinavia.

Canadian wholesale sales grew more than expected and at the fastest rate in more than a year this past July. Wholesale sales in current dollars rose 2.8% to $41.7 billion in July, compared with June. Economists had been expecting about 1% growth. B.

Executives at Vancouver-based Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (TSX:CUM) say that a "highly conditional" and "untimely" unsolicited takeover bid from Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) undervalues the company's growth potential.

Consumer prices in B.C. fell 1.1% in August. That's the second biggest drop among Canadian provinces after Alberta, where prices fell 1.7%, according to Statistics Canada data released Thursday.

Vancouver-based EnWave Corp.'s share price (TSX-V:ENW) was up 12% during midday trading after it announced agreements with 15 food production companies to use its nutraREV food dehydration technology in new product areas.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) announced Wednesday morning it has suspended construction of its copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It claims local government is illegally interfering with the company's operations.

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Canadian businesses produced less in the quarter that ended June 30 but were as efficient as recent quarters, according to Statistics Canada.

A huge $917 million B.C. mine project has inched closer to reality with receipt last week of a mine's permit a key approval for construction and operations activities. Vancouver-based Terrane Metals Corp.

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX:DFE) announced Monday morning that it has developed a new, more versatile solar module that offers up to 25% greater power yield than its older modules. The company's share price was up roughly 10% to $0.