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Statistics Canada recently reported that 43 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s population is now of Asian heritage. Some people believe that overseas investment from Asia is pushing up housing prices that are already unaffordable. Photo: AFP

Has Vancouver become a playground just for wealthy Asians?

With the opening of a multimillion-dollar entertainment district in the downtown core, the city has made it clear whom it is catering to.

25 Sep 2018 - 10:30am 25

Is Vancouver too tough for doing business, other than being the ideal retirement place?

Is Vancouver too tough for doing business in, other than retirement?

28 Jan 2018 - 9:16pm 2

Iris Automation CEO Alex Harmsen (second from left) says drone regulations in Canada have become increasingly strict over the past two years. His Vancouver-founded startup has since moved its headquarters to San Francisco, although the company maintains an office in B.C.

Tighter federal drone rules could drive Canadian innovation

5 Apr 2017 - 11:23am

Seaspan Ferries recently took delivery of its second LNG-powered ferry. Photo: BIV

Use of LNG as transportation fuel accelerates in BC

4 Apr 2017 - 3:44pm

Rendering of the St. Paul Jim Pattison Centre. Photo: St. Paul's Hospital Foundation

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison makes largest donation for medical centre

29 Mar 2017 - 5:36pm

One-bedroom rents in top financial centres in the world. Photo: RentCafé

Vancouver rent is expensive, but it’s ‘reasonable’ for a financial centre

23 Mar 2017 - 2:23pm

Christy Clark speaks at the B.C. Tech Summit March 14. Photo: Tyler Orton

Clark touts British Columbia as inclusive inward-looking countries’ alternative

15 Mar 2017 - 12:20pm

Photo: Carlos Castilla/Shutterstock

Cleantech one of the fastest growing industries in British Columbia

14 Mar 2017 - 3:03pm

Chart: Statistics Canada report, "Women and paid work"

‘Women’s work’ value partly responsible for Canada’s wage gap

9 Mar 2017 - 12:57pm

Simon Fraser University Prof. Carman Neustaedter has been using technology to solve some of the concerns business executives and others now have about travel to the U.S. Photo: Rob Kruyt

Canadian entrepreneurs tap tech to skirt U.S. travel uncertainty

1 Mar 2017 - 11:12am

Minimum wage will be C$11.35 (US$8.60) per hour in B.C. as of September 15. Photo: Marcin Kadziolka/Shutterstock.com

B.C.’s minimum wage to reach US$8.60 per hour in September

28 Feb 2017 - 11:44am

To meet Lupii Café’s zero-waste mandate, Basic Design designed and produced all the interior furnishings and signage from reclaimed, upcycled materials. Photo: Basic Design

‘Making’ the business case for upcycling

24 Feb 2017 - 4:39pm

Concord Pacific’s Brentwood project used virtual reality to showcase its condos before any were built. Photo: Business in Vancouver

‘Virtual realty’ delivers Vancouver’s property to foreign buyers

22 Feb 2017 - 12:44pm

True Leaf Medicine CEO Darcy Bomford

BC marijuana company to distribute pet products in New Zealand

21 Feb 2017 - 11:18am

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver reached an all-time high in February. Photo: Shutterstock

Average Vancouver one-bedroom rent reaches record high

17 Feb 2017 - 1:55pm

Home sales fell in Vancouver in January. Photo: Rob Kruyt/BIV

BC home sales settle back to historic averages

16 Feb 2017 - 1:50pm

TIO Networks CEO Hamed Shahbazi

PayPal acquires Vancouver company for US$232 million

15 Feb 2017 - 1:20pm

Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, according to the 2016 Census. Photo: Shutterstock

Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada

9 Feb 2017 - 1:42pm

Photo: Shutterstock

BC, Canada investing in zero-emission vehicle programme

7 Feb 2017 - 12:23pm 1

Sales of homes in Vancouver last month were 10 per cent below the 10-year average across the region. Photo: Shutterstock

Vancouver home sales 10 per cent below average in January

3 Feb 2017 - 11:22am

Photo: Insights West

BC residents less concerned about their finances than last year

2 Feb 2017 - 12:46pm

The percentage of Canadians who subscribe to Netflix grew to 44 per cent in 2016, up from 41 per cent the year before. Photo: Gil C/Shutterstock

A third of Canadian Netflix subscribers share their accounts

1 Feb 2017 - 2:26pm

Photo: Dan Toulgoet/BIV

B.C. government to lift foreign-buyer tax for those with work permits

31 Jan 2017 - 10:53am

Photo: http://www.mobydickrestaurant.com/

‘Moby Dick’ deemed offensive as a restaurant name

25 Jan 2017 - 12:44pm 1

General Fusion founder Michel Laberge with the company’s mini-sphere compression system prototype. Laberge earned a plasma physics degree at UBC, which no longer has a plasma physics program. Photo: Rob Kruyt/BIV

Could Canadian fusion power be in play by 2030?

24 Jan 2017 - 5:14pm 1

A view of the City of Burnaby as seen from Burnaby Mountain. Young residents across the Lower Mainland say they would prefer to leave the province altogether if they can't live in the region. Photo: Shutterstock

Most young Vancouverites would rather leave BC

24 Jan 2017 - 11:30am

Richmond astrologer and fortune teller Sherman Tai with coins and turtle shell; the coins are shaken inside the shell, then rolled onto a table like dice to start the forecasting process. Photo: Rob Kruyt

Lunar New Year bright for metals, oil, BC Canada Liberals

23 Jan 2017 - 11:20am

This rendering shows some real trees that would be growing in a glassed-in part of the future international terminal at Vancouver International Airport. Photo: YVR

Vancouver airport reveals US$4.2 billion expansion plan

19 Jan 2017 - 12:34pm

Snaptech Marketing co-founder Flavio Marquez cautions that any advertising that relies on algorithms can be hacked. Photo: Rob Kruyt/BIV

Hacking highlights risks for digital advertisers

18 Jan 2017 - 11:46am

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