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Exit Canada launches virtual reality-based games that, courtesy of a pair of 3D goggles, immerses players in an electronic playground

For the second year in a row, Richmond’s White Water West, which designs and manufactures water park equipment, has been the recipient of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award, a designation given to leading Canadian businesses for excellence in

Traffic numbers through YVR continue to rise, according to figures for the first half of 2016. YVR Airport Authority reported growth in all passenger sectors. In the first six months of this year, the airport welcomed 10.5 million passengers, up 8.

Richmond-headquartered Sage has a new, top executive. Paul Struthers succeeds Nancy Harris as the accounting software developer’s executive vice president and managing director of Sage Canada.

Speed skater Apolo Ohno joins Richmond-based natural supplement firm

New direct flights will bolster tourism from China for Richmond and Vancouver

Richmond-based London Drugs has launched a new Photolab app that allows free and easy upload and printing of photos direct from a mobile device and social media accounts.

Quick, name a truly Canadian beverage. And don’t automatically go for a “double double” because you have to remember that while Tim Hortons has significant Canadian roots, it is part of the U.S.

The Olympic Experience (The ROX) at the Richmond Olympic Oval has been recognized as the top new tourist attraction in Metro Vancouver by Where magazine, the world’s largest publisher of tourism-oriented visitor magazines.

Ri chmond’s bioLytical Laboratories Inc., which produces rapid infectious disease tests and developer of the 60 second INSTI HIV test, commended Prince Harry last week for drawing attention to the fight against HIV.