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Pacific Rim Mining Corp. (TSX:PMU; AMEX:PMU) has suspended drilling in El Salvador and is reducing its staff there until it's granted a long sought after mining permit for its flagship El Dorado project.

Burnaby-based Best Buy Canada is launching a program to unite mentors who have been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and long lost little ones who they were once involved with.

Western Canada is poised to far outpace Eastern and Central Canada for GDP growth, according to RBC's latest provincial outlook. The bank expects B.C.'s GDP to grow 2.2% in 2008 and 2.9% in 2009. Canada-wide GDP projections are for 1.

Vancouver's Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF) has acquired the distribution rights to popular television shows airing on E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network and G4.

Burnaby's Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) has extended its supply agreement as the exclusive supplier of fuel cell stacks for New York-based Plug Power Inc.

Beginning July 6, CIBC is doubling to six the number of branches that offer Sunday banking in Metro Vancouver. Since January, CIBC's clients have been able to bank seven days a week at its Yaletown, Brentwood Mall, Kingsway and Metrotown outlets.

Vancouver's New Gold Inc. (TSX:NGD) has completed its three-way merger with Peak Gold Ltd. and Metallica Resources Inc., which creates a US$1.6 billion intermediate gold mining company.

Select Canadian port authorities will now be able to obtain private financing to support development after Bill C-23 amending the Canada Marine Act recently received royal assent June 18.

Richmond's Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX,NYSE:RBA) concluded its largest Australian auction this week selling roughly US$52 million worth of industrial equipment.

Gasoline prices are predicted to hit $7 per gallon in the U.S., making it too expensive for millions of Americans to drive a car, according to a new energy report from CIBC World Markets.