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Debate heats up over cold therapy

Debate heats up over cold therapy

Cryotherapy cools skin to below -30 C to reduce inflammation, but weight-loss claims have sparked marketplace controversy
Happy Holmes and a HootSuite hot streak

Happy Holmes and a HootSuite hot streak

Social media company moving into bigger digs to meet rapid growth and, despite offers from other cities, hopes to stay in Vancouver
New university proposed for Whistler

New university proposed for Whistler

A proposed new university focused on tourism, business and First Nations is going before a committee of Whistler’s municipal council today.
Day4 Energy in crisis, facing TSX delisting

Day4 Energy in crisis, facing TSX delisting

Day4 Energy (TSX:DFE), Canada’s leading maker of photovoltaic solar cells, appears to be in critical condition. The Vancouver company’s shares were reduced to nearly nothing Monday, dropping to an all-time low of $0.
Telus share conversion plan in jeopardy

Telus share conversion plan in jeopardy

A Telus (TSX:T) plan to harmonize its voting and non-voting shares is being opposed by one of the largest shareholders outside of Canada, putting the plan at risk.
Delta greenhouse will use new carbon capture technology

Delta greenhouse will use new carbon capture technology

Two Delta-based companies are giving a whole new meaning to greenhouse gases, with the installation of what is being billed as the world's first carbon capture and reuse system for greenhouses.
Uncertainty over satellite program raises layoff fears

Uncertainty over satellite program raises layoff fears

Richmond’s MacDonald, Dettwiler ponders job cuts as B.C. aerospace companies grapple with fallout from Ottawa’s new tack on F-35 jet and satellite programs
BioteQ cuts board compensation in cost-saving effort

BioteQ cuts board compensation in cost-saving effort

Struggling Vancouver clean-tech company BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:BQE), which specializes in industrial wastewater treatment technology, has reduced its board of directors’ compensation in an attempt to cut costs.
Local social media marketing firm riding Facebook's massive wake

Local social media marketing firm riding Facebook's massive wake

More small and medium-sized companies are getting the message that they can't afford to be friendless on Facebook
The Y Gen HR solution

The Y Gen HR solution

Microsoft boss says there will be fewer skilled workers to replace retiring boomers, but they'll come equipped with new skills and great expectations