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Housing starts for single detached homes in Greater Vancouver fell by 40% in the first three months of 2007 compared with the first quarter a year ago, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. figures.

Base-metal producer Lundin Mining Corp. (TSX:LUN; AMEX:LMC) plans to acquire Vancouver's Tenke Mining Corp. (TSX:TNK) in an all-share deal worth roughly $1.4 billion. Tenke shareholders will receive 1.

Vancouver-based Uniserve Communications Corp. (TSX-V:USS) plans to buy New Westminster's privately held Parasun Technologies Inc. for an initial payment of $10 million. Parasun's software enables cable operators and electric utilities in the U.S.

Greater Vancouver residents are more likely than their counterparts in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Halifax to buy a condominium as their principal residence, according to an Ipsos Reid survey conducted on behalf of TD Bank.

Privately-held Open Solutions Inc., a provider of data processing technologies for financial institutions, has announced that it will acquire Richmond-based competitor Fincentric Corp. for an undisclosed amount.

Kelowna's personal armour manufacturer Pacific Safety Products Inc. (TSX-V:PSP) has acquired Ventura, California-based Gator Hawk Armor Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Buffalo Gold Ltd. (TSX-V:BUF.U, OTCBB:BYBUF), a Vancouver-based mineral producer with properties in Papua New Guinea and Australia, is expanding its interests to Spain with a $5.5 million investment in Kinbauri Gold Corp. (TSX-V:KNB).

Finning International Inc. (TSX:FTT), one of the world's largest Caterpillar equipment dealers, has recommended that shareholders approve a two-for-one share split.

Australia's New World Gaming Inc. has announced plans to acquire Gateway Casinos Income Fund (TSX:GCI.UN) in a deal worth roughly $1.4 billion.

Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. (OTCBB:CCBEF) announced that it has raised $3.5 million from a series of private placements. The Vancouver-based beverage distributor, which also has $7.