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BUSINESS BEAT: Dynamic duo keep heads (and feet) above water

BUSINESS BEAT: Dynamic duo keep heads (and feet) above water

Rugby pals make waves with waterproof athletic shoe cover
Report: Digital, social media platforms contribute $7.3 billion to Canadian economy

Report: Digital, social media platforms contribute $7.3 billion to Canadian economy

Online platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Netflix are quickly becoming a major economic industry, a report finds.

Dalton Hotel to be converted to rental suites

Guests at B.C.’s oldest continuously operating hotel have been told to leave by Monday
Provinces press for training changes

Provinces press for training changes

Ottawa's new Canada Job Grant would leave lower-skilled workers and many small businesses behind, provincial employment ministers agree
Victoria teen Ann Makosinski wins Google Science Fair award for battery-free flashlight

Victoria teen Ann Makosinski wins Google Science Fair award for battery-free flashlight

Makosinski won her Age 15-16 category and won $25,000 scholarship money at Monday night's GSF Gala in California.
Sold: BlackBerry agrees to $4.7 billion offer from Fairfax Holdings

Sold: BlackBerry agrees to $4.7 billion offer from Fairfax Holdings

The deal - for $9 a share - would privatize the Canadian smartphone maker. A 'due diligence' period expires on November 4.
BlackBerry announces 4,500 layoffs, Q2 losses near $1 billion

BlackBerry announces 4,500 layoffs, Q2 losses near $1 billion

The Canadian smartphone maker's financial tumbles have been well-documented, with some thinking this is the beginning of the end.
Off to Google: Victoria's Ann Makosinki competing at 2013 Science Fair

Off to Google: Victoria's Ann Makosinki competing at 2013 Science Fair

The Victoria teen invented the 'Hollow Flashlight' which runs heat from human hands and Peltier tiles, which strategically produce energy.
VIDEO: Airbnb's crowd-sourced Vine video is popcorn pleasure

VIDEO: Airbnb's crowd-sourced Vine video is popcorn pleasure

The hotelier/apartment renting company created the world's first user-shot Vine video, a short film called 'Hollywood and Vines'.
B.C. eyes provincial truce on movie subsidies

B.C. eyes provincial truce on movie subsidies

Cost of film tax credits nearing $400m per year, Finance Minister Mike de Jong says