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Alex Zimmerman, owner of Applied Green Consulting, has received the 2012 Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C.

BHP Billiton is selling its diamonds business, including its stake in the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, to Harry Winston Diamond Mines for $500 million US in cash.

Former Conrad Black partner receives ruling from the Ontario Securities Commission

Dear Mike: I want to save money, but I'm living paycheque to paycheque.

The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday with buyers content to sit on the sidelines amid skepticism that an agreement can be reached to avoid the U.S. falling over the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year.

Rock solid VI shootout >C4

There's an air of trepidation about Jason Viberg as he looks ahead to this evening.

Research In Motion (TSX: RIM) made another step Monday towards the release of its new BlackBerry smart-phones, announcing that it plans to unveil the devices and its new operating system on Jan. 30.

U.K. lawmakers criticized executives of Star-bucks, Google and Amazon on Monday for not paying more tax in Britain, and Amazon said it had received a $252-million demand for back taxes from France.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick are using Vancouver Island for the second time as the training ground for their Adventure Tourism Best Practices Mission.