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Biathletes shoot for some recognition

A mid the slight smell of sulphur, the snap and pop of .22-calibre rifle fire rang out under grey skies and the craggy white peaks of the Rocky Mountains on the last day of training here for Canada's top biathletes ahead of the team's most important ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Flickr co-founder tries his hand at another Web startup

The last time Stewart Butterfield invented the future it was by accident. In late 2003, his Vancouver startup was almost out of money and it had to abandon work on Game Neverending, a Web-based video game heavy on social interaction. The nine-person ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Flickr,  Yahoo!,  Facebook Inc.,  Stewart Butterfield,  Caterina Fake

Intrawest sells Colorado ski resort

I ntrawest ULC has agreed to sell one of its big ski resorts, allowing the company to ease the severity of a debt load built up during the real estate boom. Vancouver-based Intrawest, owner of 2010 Winter Olympics co-host Whistler Blackcomb and nine ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rochdale FC,  Bloomberg News

Green message in a bottle

C oca-Cola Co. KO-N normally markets what's in the bottle. Now the company is marketing the bottle itself. To replace traditional petroleum-based plastic bottles, Coca-Cola has come up with the “PlantBottle,” a plastic bottle in which 30 per cent of the ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

EA makes bet on social media games

E lectronic Arts Inc. revealed a $391-million (U.S.) quarterly loss and plans to cut 1,500 jobs - almost one-fifth of its work force - as the company strives to refocus on video game trends tied to social media and mobile communications. Electronic Arts ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Electronic Arts Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

Part 1 of 3: The science behind peak performance

This is the first in a three-part series chronicling David Ebner's quest to use science to improve his fitness level before a gruelling backcountry ski trip. At the three-minute mark, I start to drool. In the name of science, for fitness. I'm on a ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2009

B.C. powering up for green initiatives

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From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Campbell,  General Electric

Molson buys Granville Island brewery

G ranville Island Brewing Co., the well-known Vancouver beer maker, has been bought by Molson Coors Brewing Co., as the big-name brand tries to further capitalize on the burgeoning popularity of niche names. On the surface, the deal seemed like another ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Rick Green

Canadian exporters shift focus to Asia

A n eight-person team of engineering, sales and marketing staff at Monarch Industries Ltd. is tackling a critical mission for the Winnipeg manufacturer: Crack China. The 74-year-old maker of hydraulic cylinders and other products has long done most of ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Pat Bell,  EOG Resources, Inc.

New start, new firm for Calgary Games' ski wear star

A t the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, Sun Ice Ltd. was a star. The ski wear company, started a decade earlier by a local Calgary sewing teacher as a hobby, outfitted thousands of people as the official supplier of the '88 Games, a coup for the young ...

From DAVID EBNER, Globe and Mail,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Simon Fraser

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