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VC funding for B.C. companies plummets to $445M in Q2

VC funding for B.C. companies plummets to $445M in Q2

West Coast firms attracted $445M in the first half of 2023, compared to $2.3B in the first half of last year
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Disgraced Richmond lawyer Hong Guo adds yet another professional misconduct finding

Disgraced Richmond lawyer Hong Guo adds yet another professional misconduct finding

The B.C. immigration and real estate lawyer is facing nine professional misconduct citations
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North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant spends beyond halfway mark of new budget

North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant spends beyond halfway mark of new budget

The controversial and delayed project had incurred nearly $600 million in costs as of April 2023
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Vancouver underwear maker SAXX settles patent dispute

Vancouver underwear maker SAXX settles patent dispute

Company alleged to have infringed SAXX's patents is to donate $2,500 to Testicular Cancer Foundation
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Metro Vancouver businesses receive $21M in federal funding

Metro Vancouver businesses receive $21M in federal funding

The PacifiCan funding will provide local businesses with access to 3D printing technology and help them create jobs
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Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects, looks to have slowed in June: StatCan

Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects, looks to have slowed in June: StatCan

The May figure came in slightly lower than was expected due to the record-breaking wildfire season
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B.C. social media company first to be fined for illegal stock promotions

B.C. social media company first to be fined for illegal stock promotions

A B.C. Securities Commission hearing panel was more lenient against a social media company than the commission's executive director had hoped for in a precedent-setting case of social media-era stock promoting
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Another B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

Another B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

Iranian asylum seeker from 1995 never became a permanent resident and when he bought a $6.6-million home in the British Properties he was dinged $1.32 million for the foreign buyers tax
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Pat Carney, former trade minister, dies at 88

Pat Carney, former trade minister, dies at 88

The B.C. resident and former senator pioneered roles for women in Canadian politics and journalism
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B.C. mortgage broker Martel loses bid to seal information

B.C. mortgage broker Martel loses bid to seal information

Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick ordered receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers to post its most recent report, untouched, to its website as soon as possible.
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