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Both the quantity and quality of jobs are falling in Canada, according to a CIBC Economics report released this morning.

Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification (WD), capped off her Metro Vancouver visit by touring Delta-based Avcorp Industries yesterday.

Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI) and Wavefront have announced a new innovation centre that will showcase the telecom’s new high-speed LTE (long-term evolution) cellular network and help local startups with mentoring.

The National Energy Board has called for a public hearing to be held later in February for a new natural gas pipeline extension north of Fort Nelson, B.C.

Investment in mining and exploration in B.C. was up 35% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines .

The results of Randstad’s latest labour mobility index indicate the amount of Canadian workers looking for a new job has increased over the last quarter.

A new market for B.C.’s price-depressed natural gas industry could open up in the near future if the provincial government listens to the BC Ferry Commission.

It will be a solid year for Vancouver’s tourism industry in 2012, after a 2% increase in visitors last year, according to Tourism Vancouver.

Vancouver tech company HootSuite has announced the launch of its HootSuite University Higher Education Program and its first partnership.

A school district in northern B.C. and a Vancouver property management company have been fined for overuse of software. The Software Business Alliance (BSA) publicized the fines Monday.