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Telus ordered to repay millions in texting fees it overcharged Quebec customers

Telus ordered to repay millions in texting fees it overcharged Quebec customers

Telus Corp. (TSX: T) must pay back Quebec customers more than $2.6 million in texting fees, a court has ruled.
Canada Revenue Agency extends tax deadline to May in wake of Heartbleed bug

Canada Revenue Agency extends tax deadline to May in wake of Heartbleed bug

The Heartbleed bug, which exploited vulnerabilities across the Internet and paralyzed the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) website, has given way to a tax deadline extension.
Sirona Biochem signs $9.5 M deal with Chinese pharma company

Sirona Biochem signs $9.5 M deal with Chinese pharma company

Vancouver biotech Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V:SBM) has signed a $9.5 million licensing deal with China's Wanbang Pharma to develop a new drug for Type 2 diabetes based on one of Sirona's new drug candidates.
UBC researchers program robots to be just a little more human

UBC researchers program robots to be just a little more human

That nod of the head or batting of the eyes can go a long way toward signalling what you want from someone else, like that cup of coffee a friend is cradling in his hands.
B.C.'s aerospace industry gets $1m boost from provincial government

B.C.'s aerospace industry gets $1m boost from provincial government

The government of British Columbia has given the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada's Pacific Divistion (AIAC Pacific) $1 million as part of an effort to boost the province's aerospace sector.
Board of trade boss gives education funding low marks

Board of trade boss gives education funding low marks

SFU’s Central City campus is a Surrey success story, but the provincial government still treats the city as a second-class citizen, Anita Huberman claims
Outgoing CEO turned Telus into a national player

Outgoing CEO turned Telus into a national player

Darren Entwistle will stay on as executive chairman after 14 years at telecom’s helm
Vancouver’s iTendr reservation service expands to Asia, Europe

Vancouver’s iTendr reservation service expands to Asia, Europe

After helping businesspeople and hotel concierges on the West Coast and Central Canada book tables at corporate-calibre restaurants for the past year, a Vancouver-based tech startup is expanding its reservations app to Asia and the U.K.
B.C.’s high-tech sector outperformed economy in 2012

B.C.’s high-tech sector outperformed economy in 2012

There were fewer jobs in British Columbia’s high-tech sector in 2012, but wages in that sector spiked, according to a new report by BC Stats released April 3.
UrtheCast releases its first images of Earth from space

UrtheCast releases its first images of Earth from space

Vancouver’s UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) released its first images from the International Space Station (ISS) April 3.