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B.C. NDP proposes new tax on unsold condos, raises vacancy tax on foreign buyers
David Eby announced the plan during a Burnaby campaign stop, targeting 5,000 vacant Metro Vancouver units worth $4.45 billion.
NDP resurrects Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 but critics say plan breaks original promise
Province commits $210 million for emergency and surgical upgrades, but says the cancer centre and acute-care tower won't come as...
Flair Airlines ordered to pay Vancouver passenger $606 for lost jewelry from checked bag
BC Civil Resolution Tribunal found Flair liable for missing items after passenger flew from Mexico, despite the airline claiming jewelry...
B.C. landlord ordered to repay renters after wrongly deducting from deposits
Three tenants won partial refunds after tribunal ruled utilities and cleaning costs were improperly withheld from security deposits.
B.C. court dismisses challenge to 229 rental homes approval in Vancouver's Cambie Corridor
Justice Morellato found the City Council's rezoning decision was reasonable and the approval process fair. The project will replace...
Marpole's former Petro-Canada site eyed for 11-storey hotel, condo, and office tower
JTA Development filed rezoning for 8072 Granville Street, proposing 65 condos, 65 hotel rooms, office space, and ground-floor retail on...
B.C. newcomers rank lowest for home ownership, 71 per cent without homes plan to buy
Royal LePage survey of 1,400 recent immigrants shows 27% of B.C. newcomers own property—the lowest rate in Canada. Employment barriers...
Vancouver Liberals call for viaduct demolition, UBC SkyTrain extension, and UEL amalgamation
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam released a five-point economic agenda ahead of October 17 civic election, demanding provincial action on...
Broadway Subway track installation reaches 100% completion ahead of late 2027 opening
All 5.7 km of rails now installed on Vancouver's Millennium Line extension to Arbutus. Advanced testing begins as station work continues.
Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades as climate change accelerates
A Simon Fraser University study finds Whistler Glacier could disappear within 10 years, having shrunk 95% over the last five decades.
Vancouver biotech Zymeworks closes US$929M Theravance acquisition
The acquisition, completed Sept. 23, expands Zymeworks' portfolio beyond cancer drugs to include treatments for cardiac and respiratory...
B.C. provincial election campaign launches with NDP health-care recruitment push
David Eby starts campaign at Canada-U.S. border, promising to triple recruitment of American health-care workers and bring Canadian...
