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Wanted: More female funders – and founders

Wanted: More female funders – and founders

Raising money for a startup is difficult. It’s even more challenging if you’re a woman.
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Insider trading: June 28, 2016

Insider trading: June 28, 2016

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended June 22, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Anti-free trade goes mainstream

Anti-free trade goes mainstream

Britain’s Brexit vote a symptom of populist globalization antipathy
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U.K. departure from European Union could bode ill for global economy: analysts

U.K. departure from European Union could bode ill for global economy: analysts

Canada shielded from immediate fallout, but Brexit could trigger long-term trouble
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Vancouver opens long-awaited immigrant support centre

Vancouver opens long-awaited immigrant support centre

“The very first thing that I personally struggled with was that I didn’t know anyone here. No relatives, no friends, basically no one to have connection with,” said Zahra Samimi, an Afghan refugee who immigrated to Canada in 2013.
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EU shock wave: Latest from London as market upheaval continues

EU shock wave: Latest from London as market upheaval continues

British pound struggles as 32 Labour shadow minister quit in protest against opposition party leader
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B.C. lotto ad campaign’s goal: to overcome negative publicity

B.C. lotto ad campaign’s goal: to overcome negative publicity

BCLC's 30th anniversary advertising campaign wasn’t all about celebration for the Crown corporation
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Canada’s economy feeling effects of Brexit vote

Canada’s economy feeling effects of Brexit vote

The Canadian economy isn’t immune to the Brexit bug that’s been...
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Industry and markets react to UK vote to leave European Union

Industry and markets react to UK vote to leave European Union

Markets and industry reacted this morning after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic decision that triggered...
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Making a pitch for a made-in-B.C. provincial pension plan

Making a pitch for a made-in-B.C. provincial pension plan

Well and good, I suppose. Last week’s Vancouver federal-provincial finance ministers meeting propelled the most meaningful change to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in a half-century.
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