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Vancouver's VantagePoint Systems Inc. (TSX-V:VPG), which develops business management software for the packing industry, has reported a 28% increase in annual revenue for the year ending September 30, 2007.

Led by activist investor George Armoyan, Halifax-based Clarke Inc. (TSX:CKI) has acquired the Belkin family's stake in Vancouver's ailing Art in Motion Income Fund (TSX:AIM.UN). In a private placement, Clarke acquired more than 1.

Vancouver mining giant Teck Cominco Ltd. (TSX:TCK) has increased its stake in Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS) by exercising three million warrants valued at US$5 each.

Vancouver's Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX:SLW) plans to buy between 45% and 90% of the silver produced by Vancouver-based Augusta Resource Corp.'s (TSX:AZC) Rosemont mine in Arizona.

Vancouver-headquartered Lundin Mining Corp. (TSX:LUN) has filed with the TSX to repurchase up to 5% of the company's shares in the next year. The buyback will involve up to 19.6 million out of the company's 392.

Vancouver's Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABT) has signed a deal to sell its Computrace LoJack theft recovery program through Best Buy Canada.

The conflict at Tree Island Wire Income Fund (TSX:TIL.UN) has escalated with one of the fund's largest shareholders calling a special meeting to replace members of Tree Island's board of trustees. The Futura Corp.

Burnaby's Extreme CCTV Inc. (TSX:EXC) has reported a 57% jump in revenue for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, as it increased to $42.6 million compared with annual revenue of $27 million in 2006.

The merger of Credit Union Central of B.C. and Credit Union Central of Ontario is again being delayed because of valuation concerns over the centrals' portfolio of non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP).

Vancouver's Western Canadian Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN) has announced the launch of a strategic review aimed at maximizing shareholder value.