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A Surrey tech company looks set to help Lower Mainland taxis get a head start against potential ride-hailing rivals like Lyft and Uber Technologies Inc.

It is clear that Canadians are in a better mood when it comes to their personal economic standing, but this is not directly reflected in the budget that they have in mind for holiday spending.

The meal delivery service is offered through an online platform, with promises of meals prepped with pre-chopped ingredients that can be cooked at home within 30 minutes.

Another price hike is on the way for Netflix Canada subscribers as competition heats up among the biggest streaming video services.

Tourists and residents can take a step back in time and look at how things used to be in Vancouver with the help of a free historical tourism app.

Once the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Ticketfly LLC, bankruptcy advisers and lawyers all take their cut, local businesses will likely get pennies for every dollar they were owed when the Pemberton Music Festival declared bankruptcy last year.

Startup incubator Launch Academy is opening a new virtual reality and augmented reality hub at its Vancouver headquarters.

TransLink launched a new pilot program on Wednesday that links riders with staff looking for information. It’s called Live Chat and it’s a feature on desktop and mobile versions of TransLink’s website allowing customers to live chat with the “Customer Information team.”

Hootsuite Inc. is considering a sale that would value the Vancouver-based social media management company at US$750 million or more, according to a report from Reuters.

Vancouver lawyers who specialize in human resources and labour law say intimate relationships between employees carry a danger for employers because once the relationship ends, sexual harassment claims can follow.