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Report card deadline set as teachers boycott after-school activities

Report card deadline set as teachers boycott after-school activities

The British Columbia Labour Relations Board ruled April 20 that B.C. teachers have until the end of April to issue report cards and will be expected to provide year-end reports in June.
Building a gas plant for B.C. plants

Building a gas plant for B.C. plants

Fraser Valley company's new carbon capture system designed to resolve age-old CO2 paradox in commercial greenhouses
Surrey background checker acquired by U.S. company

Surrey background checker acquired by U.S. company

BackCheck , a Surrey-based provider of background-checking services, has been acquired by U.S.-based Sterling Infosystems .

Vancouver’s PlentyofFish invests in Facebook dating site

A new social network dating site based in the U.S. has caught the attention of a big fish in the online dating pool. Vancouver’s PlentyofFish is among the investors providing $1.
EnWave fruit-drying royalties set to soar

EnWave fruit-drying royalties set to soar

Milne Fruit Products has launched full-scale production of commercial dried-fruit products, using technology licensed from Vancouver's EnWave Corp. (TSX-V:ENW).
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.