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Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd . (TSX:TCK.B) today announced plans to invest $210 million at its Trail operation and $475 million in a mill modernization project at its Highland Valley copper mill.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has dropped Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) from its list of sustainable companies.

Premier Christy Clark plans to reveal all remaining planks of her jobs plan later today at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon.

Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) weathered the recession and are now restoring jobs and business activity, despite a slow and fragile economy, according a report released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CF

Guildford Town Centre keeps getting bigger. The 985,000-square-foot mall is being renovated to add 215,000 square feet of retail space, the mall’s general manager, Peggy White, told Business in Vancouver earlier this summer.

Forty-one per cent of CFOs across Canada do not plan on investing in their firms in the next 12 months, according to a Robert Half Management Resources poll.

Premier Christy Clark wants to increase the number of international students who study in B.C. by 50% within four years, she announced September 20. International students generate 22,000 jobs and bring an estimated $1.

Natural gas production in Canada is set to fall over the next five years, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released yesterday. However, in B.C., the forecast is brighter.

Vancouver-based Serengeti Resources Inc. (TSX-V: SIR) has entered into an option agreement with Xstrata Copper Canada, a business unit of Xstrata Canada Corp., to explore a number of Serengeti’s Quest JV properties held in a joint venture with Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: FEX).

Global singing sensation and Vancouver Giants co-owner Michael Buble appears poised to add to his estimated $40 million net worth by releasing an album of traditional holiday favourites, named Christmas , on October 24.