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B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. Premier David Eby committed to improving natural resource extraction permit times while cautioning the business community about the perils of housing costs and their impact on employment retention.
Legal 'absurdity' ends ban for drunk driver who killed grandmother in Burnaby

Legal 'absurdity' ends ban for drunk driver who killed grandmother in Burnaby

A four-year driving ban imposed on drunk driver Roberto Francisco after he killed 69-year-old Ontario grandmother Louise Landreth in June 2019 has been quashed because of an amendment to the Criminal Code that is up to Parliament to fix, according to B.C.'s Court of Appeal.
More first-time buyers bought homes in 2020 than 2018 in B.C.

More first-time buyers bought homes in 2020 than 2018 in B.C.

Buyers who were fresh to the housing market paid a median price that was $100,000 less than that paid by repeat buyers.
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months

Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months

About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia became the first province to offer it in April.
Deal alert: 5 of the cheapest all-inclusive vacations out of Vancouver this holiday season

Deal alert: 5 of the cheapest all-inclusive vacations out of Vancouver this holiday season

While there won't be snow, you can kick back on a sparkling white sand beach in your Santa hat.
Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Biden administration announces funding for Cascadia High-Speed Rail through to Vancouver

Service running between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver is part of plan to build a high-speed rail system through U.S.
$1.8 million earmarked for emergency mobile command centre for Richmond

$1.8 million earmarked for emergency mobile command centre for Richmond

Coun. Michael Wolfe voted against the command centre saying a diesel truck doesn't fit with city's green fleet strategy.
West Vancouver missing person found deceased

West Vancouver missing person found deceased

Police do not believe criminality is involved
Five dead, hundreds infected across Canada from salmonella-tainted cantaloupes

Five dead, hundreds infected across Canada from salmonella-tainted cantaloupes

The Canadian Food and Inspection Agency warns to contact your health-care provider if you have become sick from eating the recalled products.
Letters: KPU criminologist fears council motion further marginalizes sex workers

Letters: KPU criminologist fears council motion further marginalizes sex workers

A letter writer questions whether Coun. Kash Heed's background in policing is clouding his judgment.