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Wi-LAN Inc. has bought a portfolio of more than 150 patents and patent applications from wireless technology company Alvarion Ltd. for $19 million.

Almost 50,000 litres of used cooking oil was converted to biodiesel and more than 150 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions were eliminated in a co-operative effort that saw cruise ship waste turned into bus line fuel this summer.

Syncrude Canada Ltd. has announced plans to extend the life of its Mildred Lake oilsands mine in northern Alberta by about a decade. Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

Magna International Inc. has signed two deals to boost its automotive pump business.

Seven months after stepping into the chief executive’s role at Peninsula Co-op, Ron Heal has decided to step down from a post he once considered a dream job.

Bombardier Transportation has won a five-year contract valued at $92 million US for a mass-transit-train control system in Malaysia and another worth $64 million US for new trains in Europe.

Two years after it began phasing out incandescent bulbs, Swedish retailer Ikea said Monday it is taking another step and planning to sell only energy-efficient LED lighting by 2016.

Molson Coors Brewing Co. has appointed a new chief executive to head its Canadian operations while merging its U.K. business with the recently acquired StarBev. Stewart Glendinning, who currently heads the U.K.

The B.C. government has rejected plans for a copper and gold mine in the province's northwest, saying the project could endanger salmon in the Skeena River. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc.

Kids & Company opens 100 spots at Uptown