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Vancouver-based Hootsuite Media has acquired Geotoko, a location-based marketing tool.

Vancouver companies are having a difficult time attracting information technology (IT) staff due to higher living costs in the Lower Mainland and higher wages in Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to a report produced by Vancouver information techno

The great majority of Canadian and B.C. companies are expecting business to improve over the next 12 months, according to a report released this morning by PwC .

Metro Vancouver housing starts rose to 1,783 in September, compared with 1,644 starts in the same month last year, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC).

Vancouver-based alternative fuel engine technology company Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT; NASDAQ:WPRT) announced this morning that it has acquired Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB (AFV) of Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has sold more than $1 million worth of tickets so far this year – about $40,000 ahead of where it was last year.

Air Canada flight attendants have yet to reach a collective agreement with their employer, but the likelihood of a strike got slimmer October 11.

B.C. will grow 2.6% in 2011 and 2.2% in 2012, according to forecasts released this morning in BMO Capital Markets Economics’ Provincial Monitor report.

In a step toward commercializing a new eco-friendly paper – and launching a new industry in Canada – Vancouver-based Canopy has partnered with author Margaret Atwood to demonstrate the viability of its product: Second Harvest Paper.

A class action suit has been launched in B.C. against CIBC Mortgages Inc. over mortgage prepayment penalties.