B.C. mining profits faded by almost half in 2007, still 'very positive': PwC myTELUS | THE CANADIAN PRESS | VANCOUVER - Last year's lower coal prices and reduced shipment volumes led to a 48 per cent drop in profit for the British Columbia mining industry on a 16 per cent revenue decline. | A report from consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers released Tuesday said the industry posted net...
Wine Pick Of The Week: 2006 Stonecap Columbia Valley Riesling ($10) Seattle Post | I'm always thrilled to hear that another good quality Washington riesling has hit the market, especially one selling for $10 or under. There just isn't enough of these wines, nor will there be anytime soon. | Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s ...
Treasury prices dip as stock market rallies The State By MADLEN READ - AP Business Writer | NEW YORK -- | Treasury prices traded mixed Wednesday, after investors briefly rallied on a report showing mild April inflation but then gave up gains as stocks advanced. | Stock market rallies tend to lure invest...
Google starts to blur faces in Street View photos The State By BRIAN BERGSTEIN - AP Technology Writer | BOSTON -- | After privacy complaints, Google Inc. is beginning to automatically blur faces of people captured in the street photos taken for its Internet map program. Rolling it out will take several months...
VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection The State By ANICK JESDANUN - AP Internet Writer | NEW YORK -- | The company that runs many of the Internet's core directory systems has won a patent for its controversial service that helps Internet users find sites even when they mistype addresses. | VeriSig...
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Repeat after us: Gas sets new record The State By From Staff Reports | Columbia set a new record Friday - an all-time average gas price when adjusted for inflation. The $3.23-a-gallon mark set soon after Hurricane Katrina in 20...
Homeless students on rise at schools The State | The number of homeless students attending Columbia-area schools has increased dramatically in the last three years, according to an analysis of numbers from the State Department ...
Kudos Canada Dot Com | The Electronic Health Library of British Columbia has been honoured with a British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) Merit Award. Nominees are evaluated on the basis of overall...
Columbia Restaurant's 1905 salad wins USA Today accolades The Business Review | A 103-year-old salad has won the honors from the nation's largest circulation newspaper. | The Columbia is "One of 10 Great Places to Make a Meal Out of Salad" according to . | The restaurant's signature 1905 Salad is responsible....
Columbia Development buys downtown Albany parking lot for $1.6M The Business Review | bought a parking lot in downtown Albany, N.Y., close to where it plans to redevelop the Hotel Wellington, but the acquisition isn't related to its plans for the historic property, an official said today. | The company paid $1.6 million for the park...
Trade program McCain's fix for warming concerns Houston Chronicle TOOLS RESOURCES | PORTLAND, ORE. - John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includ...
Dollar steady against euro on positive US inflation data Turkish Press | A money changer displays stacks of 100 USD bills. The dollar held steady against the euro Wednesday in New York after a better-than-expected US inflation report dampened expectations of a fresh Federal Reserve interest rate cut. | (AFP/File) | The dollar held steady against the euro Wednesday in New York after a better-than-expected US inflation ...
Stocks up as dollar rises on optimism about US economy Examiner NEW YORK (Map, News) - Wall Street advanced Thursday as investors, while anticipating another dismal jobs report Friday, focused on the rising dollar, which strengthened on better-than-expected economic data and the Federal Reserve's apparent resolve to monitor inflation. | Traders were relieved that the Commerce Department said Thursday that consu...
