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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has approved a phone industry plan to require everyone in B.C. to dial 10 digits instead of seven when making local phone calls.

CanWel Building Materials Income Fund (TSX:CWX.UN) plans to buy for cancellation up to 1.7 million units, reducing its number of shares issued and outstanding by 10%. The purchases can start from June 11, 2007 to June 10, 2008.

Lundin Mining Corp. (TSX:LUN) has signed a deal to sell silver produced from its Portuguese mines to Silverstone Resources Corp. (TSX-V:SST) for $42.5 million.

Terasen Gas has applied to the B.C. Utilities Commission to build a 1.5-billion-cubic-foot storage facility on Vancouver Island.

Jim Pattison Lease has acquired Burnaby-based Westminster Auto Leasing Ltd. and Vancouver Hino Truck Sales. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (TSX:AXU) has started a $26 million uranium exploration program in Labrador.

Two months after completing its largest Canadian auction, Richmond-headquartered Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TBC, NYSE:RBA) has broken another record by selling $61 million worth of trucks and industrial and agricultural equipment in Edmonton.

Vancouver-based Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., which recently expanded into the organic snacks market, has signed a deal with HDS Retail to sell its dried fruit and nut products at all airports in Canada.

CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. has sold its one-third interest in Vancouver's and Ottawa's free daily Metro newspapers. Torstar Corp. and Metro International SA will now share ownership of all six Canadian Metro newspapers.

Consumers will now be able to drop off their old computers, printers, TVs and other electronics to authorized Encorp Return-It sites in B.C. Encorp has partnered with the Electronics Stewardship Association of B.C.