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Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable
Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes in Abbotsford, B.C., said he initially planned to kick off his speech by burning a $20 bill befo...
Sep 29, 2025
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn't been 'substantially started'
VANCOUVER - Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn't been "substantially started," contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in ...
Sep 29, 2025
Campbell not a 'saviour' but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of life for people living in the city's Downtown Eastside doesn't mean he's a "czar...
Sep 29, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby announces new involuntary care beds, North Coast power line
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia's local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental il...
Sep 26, 2025
City clears encampment from Toronto park after residents demanded permanent housing
TORONTO - A homeless encampment in Toronto's west end was cleared by the city Friday morning after a small group of remaining residents said they wouldn't leave until they got permanent housing. City ...
Sep 26, 2025
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices - what's driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...
Sep 25, 2025 A sign advising shoppers of tariffs impacts is seen in a grocery store in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
'It's Nathan day': Calgary bridges named in honour of soldier killed in Afghanistan
CALGARY - Rachel Herbert says her little brother was a rock star among soldiers. "He had all of those qualities that you look for in a brother," she said. "My little, loving, fun brother." Cpl. Nathan...
Sep 24, 2025
UBCM leaders call on B.C. to fill housing gaps that led to increased homelessness
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for "far too long" and have increased homelessness in their commu...
Sep 22, 2025
Montreal says new housing fund will help create 6,300 non-market units in 10 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal homeless shelter says it's nearly doubling the number of apartments it can offer the unhoused thanks to a boost in funding from the city, part of a $2-million envelope split amon...
Sep 22, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada sides with couple over disputed portion of their backyard
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto couple owns a portion of their backyard that became the subject of a lengthy dispute after they discovered the municipality was the title holder. Pa...
Sep 19, 2025
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