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Tax tips for establishing your business in the U.S.

The IRS and the states are not integrated in their tax laws or application of those laws
Sleepy Canadian IPO market belies pent-up demand: PwC

Sleepy Canadian IPO market belies pent-up demand: PwC

The market for initial public offerings (IPO) was slow in the third quarter, but new IPOs waiting for the right opportunity to reach Canadian equity markets suggest that activity could pick up by the end of 2012, according to a quarterly PwC survey o
Patron alleges Earls served him too much booze

Patron alleges Earls served him too much booze

Ontario's Michael John Brown has filed a lawsuit against Earls Restaurant (Whistler) Ltd. alleging that it served him so much alcohol in February 2011 that he was "grossly intoxicated.
Strong loonie buoying Canadian travel ambitions

Strong loonie buoying Canadian travel ambitions

Cost-conscious Canadians wanting to get more bang for the buck during their vacation might want to look at countries with currencies weakening against the loonie.

U.S. Fed boss Bernanke declares war on the Canadian economy

That’s who we should emulate: A people that buys and sells from each other because you can’t buy better from anywhere else
Coleman to give break to distillers in liquor law update

Coleman to give break to distillers in liquor law update

Distillers to get farm-gate status; wineries to be allowed to sell to their own restaurants
Final decision made on Marpole Midden project

Final decision made on Marpole Midden project

The B.C. government has made a final decision on two permits issued under the Heritage Conservation Act for the Marpole Midden site in the 1300 block of Southwest Marine Drive.
City provides budget outlook

City provides budget outlook

The City of Vancouver last week provided a glimpse of what its 2013 budget is likely to look like. Its 2013 Budget Outlook document did not provide an exact projection for how big the operating budget would be in comparison to its 2012 $1.
QLT buys back shares after Visudyne sale

QLT buys back shares after Visudyne sale

Eye drug developer QLT Inc. (TSX:QLT) announced September 27 that it will buy back up to 3.4 million shares during the next year as part of a plan to return $100 million to shareholders.
Aboutface on LDB privatization

Aboutface on LDB privatization

In a surprise Friday announcement, the B.C. government put a cork in the controversial move to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution. Premier Christy Clark announced that the B.C.