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Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001.

B.C. Green MLA says fines have become the 'cost of doing business' and do little to deter the expansion of abandoned oil and gas wells.

GATINEAU, Que. — Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week.

NHL playoffs bring hope to Vancouver's hospitality industry as Canucks face Nashville Predators on Sunday

Alaskan fisheries are selling fish as 'sustainable' while intercepting vulnerable populations of B.C.-bound salmon — actions that amount 'eco-fraud,' claims conservation group.

As we all age, many adults have financial and medical concerns relating to their care as they become older. Portfolio managers who prepare estate plans for their clients should address many of these concerns.

ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. — A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's construction industry says its workforce numbers have improved in recent years, but persistent labour shortages are putting "extreme pressures" on employers.

The company says it's offering voluntary severance for the facility's remaining 60 employees.