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Social media guru and entrepreneur Stephen Jagger is set to launch the fourth business in the growing empire that he co-owns with Michael Stephenson . “ Payrollhero.

Vancouver-based Sterling Shoes Inc .

Toronto-based online food delivery service Just-Eat Canada is following its April acquisition of Vancouver’s YummyWeb Inc. with the purchase of another rival Internet-based restaurant ordering venture: GrubCanada Inc.

Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver promise to keep taxes down, continue shifting the tax burden from business for a final year and create a tech incubator, if re-elected.

Vancouver-based junior exploration company Heatherdale Resources Ltd . (TSX-V: HTR) this morning announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vancouver-based junior exploration company Niblack Mineral Development Inc . (TSX-V:NIB).

A labour dispute between Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours and Teamsters Local 31 has pushed organizers of Canadian Special Events and Meetings West, an industry trade show, to relocate the November 3 event.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s plans to increase revenue in the tourism sector by 5% each year until 2016, when tourists are projected to spend $18 billion in the province.

Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. plans to open its first Spicy Pickle-branded café in Vancouver and expand its 12-outlet BG Urban Café chain across the Lower Mainland.

A new $5.50 passenger inspection levy on all air travellers entering the U.S. by air and sea is the latest incentive for B.C. travellers to drive across the border and take flights from U.S. airports instead of flying to the U.S. from home.

Vancouver-based Titan Uranium Inc . (TSX-V:TUE) and Toronto-based Energy Fuels Inc . (TSX:EFR) today announced merger plans.