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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.
B.C. lawyers warned about becoming 'tools' for crime

B.C. lawyers warned about becoming 'tools' for crime

In the past year alone, the law society has found or alleged misconduct by at least four lawyers.
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

OTTAWA — Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 and Aug. 1.
B.C. recycling rates climb as more paper, plastic products recovered, says report

B.C. recycling rates climb as more paper, plastic products recovered, says report

Not-for-profit organization reports 83.3% recovery rate in 2024, up from 79.6% a year prior.
Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Lawyer says panel’s refusal to renew short-term rental licence for client is punishment for ‘unusual lifestyle’
B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months

B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications from qualified American health professionals as part of its recruitment campaign.
Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Residential sales over $4M dropped by half compared to the first half of last year.
Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

New tools, techniques are helping the pre-construction industry survive a slowdown
Hudson's Bay hearing on lease deal adjourned as Ruby Liu appears without lawyer

Hudson's Bay hearing on lease deal adjourned as Ruby Liu appears without lawyer

TORONTO — B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu and her bid to buy up to 25 Hudson’s Bay leases was due to come under further scrutiny in court Tuesday — but the battle was waylaid when she showed up with no lawyer or materials to aid in making her case.
Stubborn core inflation in June likely cements calls for Bank of Canada rate hold

Stubborn core inflation in June likely cements calls for Bank of Canada rate hold

OTTAWA — Underlying inflation remained stubbornly hot in June, leading financial markets and many economists to firm up calls for a third straight interest rate hold from the Bank of Canada later this month.