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Food Network celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak and partner Andy Eng have spent about $1 million to open their first American Cheesesteak Co . restaurant on Davie Street in Vancouver October 23.

Solicitor General Shirley Bond is rejecting requests from restaurateurs to end B.C.’s status as the only province that forbids restaurant and bar owners from changing their price for an alcoholic drink during the day.

Richmond-based Northern Thunderbird Air (NTA) is continuing air service as usual “for now,” the day after one of its planes crashed in Richmond, sending nine people to hospital, according to company staff. The crash occurred at 4:12 p.m.

Vancouver-based coal mining company Hillsborough Resources Ltd . has signed a long-term service agreement with Prince Rupert’s Ridley Terminals Inc . (RTI) for coal export until 2021. “This agreement means communities in Northeast B.C.

More than 120 B.C. companies are joining next week’s province-led trade mission to China and India, Premier Christy Clark has announced.

Consultants at PwC Canada calculate Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympic Games boosted the province’s gross domestic product (GDP) by $2.3 billion, created 45,000 jobs and resulted in $1.1 billion worth of contracts for B.C.-based companies.

Vancouver-based Fortress Paper Ltd . announced this morning that construction has resumed at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Thurso, Quebec, following an employee walkout Monday.

B.C. Solicitor General Shirley Bond told Business in Vancouver Tuesday her government is “considering” changing the Liquor Control and Licensing Act to allow caterers to buy and deliver wine on behalf of clients.

Federal tax rules are preventing Canadians without defined-benefit pension plans from saving enough for retirement, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released this morning.

Non-Partisan Association (NPA) mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton Tuesday unveiled her economic plan, which includes a promise to create an Asia Pacific council to maximize Vancouver’s position as a gateway to Asia.