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Paragon rolling the dice again on BC Place casino

Paragon rolling the dice again on BC Place casino

Paragon Gaming is rolling the dice on another bid to build a new Edgewater Casino next to BC Place stadium on land it wants to lease from BC Pavilion Corp. (PavCo).
New festival to showcase Canadian TV

New festival to showcase Canadian TV

A new event to showcase Canadian television will start this year in Toronto.
Vancouver carves out bigger slice of reality TV pie

Vancouver carves out bigger slice of reality TV pie

City's TV production companies find success with lucrative reality programming
Glacier Media buys Pique news magazine

Glacier Media buys Pique news magazine

Business in Vancouver parent company Glacier Media has bought Pique Publishing, publisher of the weekly Pique news magazine in Whistler.
Astral officially joins Bell Media today

Astral officially joins Bell Media today

Bell’s (TSX:BCE) $3.2 billion acquisition of Astral Media Inc. (TSX:ACM.A) is officially complete today, Bell announced this morning.
Cascadia Cup trademark dispute ends in victory for soccer fans

Cascadia Cup trademark dispute ends in victory for soccer fans

The controversy over the Cascadia Cup trademark has finally concluded, with a deal struck between supporters' groups and Major League Soccer (MLS).
Timing off between Twitter users and social media marketers: study

Timing off between Twitter users and social media marketers: study

A study by the Imperial College in London has found that there is a disconnect in the timing between Twitter use and companies marketing themselves to Twitter users, according to technology blog Techvibes.
Coquitlam's Boulevard Casino to become first Hard Rock Casino in Canada

Coquitlam's Boulevard Casino to become first Hard Rock Casino in Canada

Coquitlam's casino is soon to get a shipment of autographed guitars and framed platinum records.
Vancouver gaming guru Don Mattrick named CEO of Zynga

Vancouver gaming guru Don Mattrick named CEO of Zynga

Bay-Area mobile gaming firm Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) announced yesterday that Vancouver native Don Mattrick will take over as the company’s new CEO.

Small business report: Accelerators help companies jump-start their dreams

You want to start a new business or social enterprise, how do you launch your dream? Should you apply for a commerce degree or perhaps an MBA to learn the tricks of the trade? Should you forego school and work from your basement or coffee shop central? Increasingly, both new and experienced entrepreneurs are turning to business accelerators to jump-start their visions.