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Governments need to help stoke Canada’s innovation cultivation

Governments need to help stoke Canada’s innovation cultivation

There’s a disconnect between Canada’s capacity to innovate and the capacity to commercialize those innovations – or so the story goes. But the story couldn’t be more wrong.
Quiz time! BIV News Quiz April 22, 2016

Quiz time! BIV News Quiz April 22, 2016

Test your understanding of local business news!
Almost $100M in city contracts decided in secret

Almost $100M in city contracts decided in secret

Vancouver city hall bureaucrats awarded 39 contracts worth nearly...
Marijuana legislation will be introduced next spring, say feds

Marijuana legislation will be introduced next spring, say feds

Canada’s health minister has announced the Trudeau government will...
Robson Square to permanently close for traffic

Robson Square to permanently close for traffic

Closure comes after city staff appeased opponents, such as the Downtown Vancouver BIA
UBC professor develops marijuana breathalyzer

UBC professor develops marijuana breathalyzer

Police could use the device to determine if drivers are stoned
Canadian finance execs less likely than average to try to justify unethical behaviour: EY

Canadian finance execs less likely than average to try to justify unethical behaviour: EY

Canadian finance executives are some of the most trustworthy on the planet, according to...
Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts

Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts

Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea
Insider trading: April 19, 2016

Insider trading: April 19, 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 April 13, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C. posts third straight monthly increase in jobs

B.C. posts third straight monthly increase in jobs

B.C.'s labour market remained in fine form in March, with a third straight...