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Lamenting the loss of a sustainability visionary

B.C.’s biggest city leverages Western Canada’s largest airshow to market its attributes to business

A new study out of Simon Fraser University has drawn a link between sea lice from salmon farms and the health of wild salmon in B.C.’s oceans and rivers.

A typical Vancouver household would have to allocate up to 92.5% of its pre-tax income for mortgage payments and other home ownership costs to afford a market-priced detached bungalow, according to an RBC Economics report released this morning.

B.C.’s digital media sector stands to gain from a new research commercialization program that just received federal funding through Western Economic Diversification Canada . The funding will enable Graphics Animation and New Media NCE Inc .

Jim Flaherty , minister of finance, told the House of Commons standing committee on finance on Friday that Canada is well positioned to face global economic challenges, despite renewed uncertainty over the U.S.

A rainy spring, blisteringly hot summer or unusually snowy winter can have a significant near-term impact on home sales, according to a survey of real estate agents released this morning.

Bell Media recently released its fourth annual Canadian Mobile Media Snapshot, which illustrates the strong link between mobile media use and brand awareness, favourability and purchase intent.

Nearly one in four Canadian workers is projected to be 55 or older by 2021, according to Statistics Canada, and one in three will be foreign-born by 2031.

Catalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) boss Kevin Clarke said recent record pulp prices were a “bright spot” for his company during the second quarter, despite two major fires.