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CREA reports home sales in September up 15.5% from year ago

CREA reports home sales in September up 15.5% from year ago

Home sales through the Canadian Multiple Listing Service were up 0.6 per cent month over month
Canadian company enlists bees to deliver crop protection, plans rapid expansion

Canadian company enlists bees to deliver crop protection, plans rapid expansion

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has created a way for bees to deliver a bacterial fungicide to crops
Calling all little yogis

Calling all little yogis

Saanich yoga studio offering yoga classes for kids to encourage emotion control, healthy lifestyle
UVic alum creates a solution to smelly compost bins

UVic alum creates a solution to smelly compost bins

BinBreeze make composting a more user-friendly experience by reducing odor and fruit flies
Share crash data, private insurers tell David Eby, ICBC

Share crash data, private insurers tell David Eby, ICBC

B.C. monopoly makes drivers retrieve their own records
Jay-Z invests $5M in Kelowna-based company

Jay-Z invests $5M in Kelowna-based company

Pela is a Kelowna-based company that makes the world’s first compostable phone case
Unemployment rate down after country adds 54,000 jobs in September, StatCan says

Unemployment rate down after country adds 54,000 jobs in September, StatCan says

Report says 70,000 of the new jobs were full-time, as the number of part-time workers declined
Pace of Canadian housing starts slowed in September but less than expected

Pace of Canadian housing starts slowed in September but less than expected

Seasonally adjusted annual rate fell 2.5 per cent month-over-month to 221,202 units in September
Norwegian pension fund omits four Canadian firms as it exits oilsands investments

Norwegian pension fund omits four Canadian firms as it exits oilsands investments

KLP to no longer invest in companies that get more than five per cent of revenue from oilsands
SOHO Summit on West Shore to help small business owners

SOHO Summit on West Shore to help small business owners

Fourth annual conference features panel discussions, workshops