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Internationally acclaimed pastry-chef Thierry Busset has launched his eponymous shop, café and atelier in downtown Vancouver on Thurlow Street.

Vancouver’s QuickMobile – a designer, developer and producer of mobile applications for the meeting and events industry – announced yesterday it has closed a $2.3 million round of funding.

Vancouver-based Canaccord Financial Inc . has issued a statement following speculation that it plans to take over a UK investment firm.

According to a recent poll of almost 800 Canadian HR professionals, 86% believe the number of employees working remotely is set to rise.

Some of China’s most promising students were taken on a tour of a nanotechnology lab at the University of British Columbia Wednesday by Moira Stilwell , B.C.’s parliamentary secretary for industry, research and innovation.

B.C. film and television producers are optimistic that a new Vancouver office of Cineflix Studios , set to open in the fall, will create new opportunities for the scripted drama market, which has dwindled significantly over the past few years.

If you are Muslim, you may have listened to live prayers on your smartphone, tablet, Mac or PC sometime this month during Ramadan. The broadcasts are being provided by IT City, a technology company based in Saudi Arabia, and the streaming is provided by a company based in Victoria.

White Spot Ltd. is expanding its Triple O’s brand in the next month to Langara College, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

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