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Alarm bells sounded over cyber espionage threats

Alarm bells sounded over cyber espionage threats

IT security | Local expert says Canadian telecoms should heed U.S. Intelligence Committee alerts of Chinese technology spy dangers
Vancouver software firm to cash in on Windows 8 rollout

Vancouver software firm to cash in on Windows 8 rollout

Vancouver software developer Faronics is set to capitalize on Microsoft Corp.'s October 26 rollout of the Windows 8 operating system.
Mason Capital wins right to hold Telus shareholder vote

Mason Capital wins right to hold Telus shareholder vote

Telus Corp.’s largest shareholder announced October 12 that it had won a BC Court of Appeal decision that enables it to hold a meeting of the telecommunications company’s shareholders, overturning a BC Supreme Court decision last month.
Fast-growing B.C. kindergarten franchisor expands to Alberta

Fast-growing B.C. kindergarten franchisor expands to Alberta

Fast-growing B.C. franchisor Core Education & Fine Arts (CEFA) announced October 11 that it has expanded outside the province for the first time – to Calgary.
Telus strengthens health division with Quebec acquisition

Telus strengthens health division with Quebec acquisition

Vancouver's Telus Corp. (TSX:T) has announced the acquisition of KinLogix, the largest provider of cloud-based electronic medical records (EMR) in Quebec.
Opening a new chapter in digital book publishing

Opening a new chapter in digital book publishing

Touch-screen tablet computers have spawned a new subgenre of comic and digital books that are interactive and media rich
Beleaguered Vancouver biotech has bitter pill to swallow

Beleaguered Vancouver biotech has bitter pill to swallow

Under new board of directors, once mighty QLT has sold key product, downsized staff dramatically and shifted focus to shareholder value
Vancouver biotech to launch product in midst of legal fight

Vancouver biotech to launch product in midst of legal fight

A Vancouver biotech that developed a gene-specific test for cancer is fine-tuning its commercialization plans while in the middle of a legal fight with an American diagnostics company. Med BioGene Inc.
Ocean research observatory gets $9 million boost from province

Ocean research observatory gets $9 million boost from province

A Victoria-based marine observatory is getting $9 million from the B.C. government to help fund its research. The Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) observatory at the University of Victoria uses sensor technologies to gather data and images from the ocean.
Amazon founder invests in Burnaby quantum computing firm

Amazon founder invests in Burnaby quantum computing firm

Burnaby-based quantum computing outfit D-Wave Systems, Inc. has received $30 million in equity funding from a group of investors, including Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the company announced today.