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Ailing dollar presents once-in-a-generation opportunity for Canadian businesses

Ailing dollar presents once-in-a-generation opportunity for Canadian businesses

If you don’t export now, it’s an opportune time to explore how and where you could enter the U.S. market, build a business plan and find partners that can help you
Taseko Mines loses defamation suit against Wilderness Committee

Taseko Mines loses defamation suit against Wilderness Committee

Judge dismissed lawsuit and awarded rare special costs to environmental organization in case involving Taseko's controversial New Prosperity mine proposal
Alberta’s oil woes ‘both a curse and a blessing’ for rip-roaring B.C., says TD

Alberta’s oil woes ‘both a curse and a blessing’ for rip-roaring B.C., says TD

The “deeper, more prolonged and farther reaching” impacts of the oil shock have pushed TD Economics to downgrade its quarterly forecast for Canada’s provincial economies.
Spooked Canadian investors are sitting on $75 billion in excess savings

Spooked Canadian investors are sitting on $75 billion in excess savings

Canadians are accumulating cash at record levels in response to economic fears, say CIBC economists
Peer to peer: Weak dollar opens up new markets for Canadians

Peer to peer: Weak dollar opens up new markets for Canadians

How can Canadian companies take advantage of the weak loonie?
BC Liberals misplace province’s road map to high-tech economy

BC Liberals misplace province’s road map to high-tech economy

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Insider trading: January 26, 2016

Insider trading: January 26, 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 January 20, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C. home sales hit record in December

B.C. home sales hit record in December

Housing market demand boomed again in December as Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sales climbed in almost all regions to a record 9,735 homes. The 2.6% increase over November marked the third straight monthly rise in provincial sales.
Canada to sign TPP in February: trade minister

Canada to sign TPP in February: trade minister

Canada will sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement when members of the controversial trade deal gather in early February, according to International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Low dollar not a slam dunk for B.C. manufacturers

Low dollar not a slam dunk for B.C. manufacturers

Canada's volatile dollar is a mix of pros and cons for Lower Mainland companies