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B.C.’s 123Dentist raises $425m to fuel dental practice expansion plans

B.C.’s 123Dentist raises $425m to fuel dental practice expansion plans

What happened: Coquitlam’s 123Dentists is tapping into $425 million in new capital Why it matters: Growth capital will help it acquire more dental clinics across Canada, allowing dentists to eschew more of their administrative tasks A B.C.
Vancouver Park Board and Aquarium reach new lease agreement, lawsuit dropped

Vancouver Park Board and Aquarium reach new lease agreement, lawsuit dropped

Vancouver Park Board and Ocean Wise, which operates the aquarium in Stanley Park, announced Tuesday a new 35-year licence agreement
Insider trading: June 25, 2019

Insider trading: June 25, 2019

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 19, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
American medical device firm claims West Vancouver couple used ‘illicit profits’ from counterfeiting scheme to buy B.C. real estate

American medical device firm claims West Vancouver couple used ‘illicit profits’ from counterfeiting scheme to buy B.C. real estate

Ohio-based medical device company AtriCure Inc. is suing West Vancouver-based businessman Jian Meng and his homemaker wife Xi Ren, claiming the pair used illicit profits from an intellectual property theft scheme to buy British Columbia real estate.
Trudeau faces task of regluing the fragments of his fractured brand

Trudeau faces task of regluing the fragments of his fractured brand

Who is Justin Trudeau? Even more important: What is Justin Trudeau? The feminist who loses his two senior women from cabinet over questions of integrity. The environmentalist who buys a pipeline.
Metro home sales, B.C. employment up in May

Metro home sales, B.C. employment up in May

Call it a slight win: Lower Mainland sales weren’t terrible in May; they were just poor. Multiple Listing Service (MLS) home sales in Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission jumped 30% from April on an unadjusted basis to 4,112 units.
Bill C-262’s legal uncertainty a certainty, say experts

Bill C-262’s legal uncertainty a certainty, say experts

Crown’s ability to override Indigenous rights to consent not clear under proposed bill
Fraudulent internet sites can remain anonymous due to privacy laws

Fraudulent internet sites can remain anonymous due to privacy laws

Online hucksters a growing concern: analysts, government
Richmond MP denies representing alleged Chinese cartel member

Richmond MP denies representing alleged Chinese cartel member

Steveston-Richmond East MP Joe Peschisolido distances himself from property cases including deal involving alleged member of Big Circle Boys gang
Insider trading: June 18, 2019

Insider trading: June 18, 2019

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 12, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.