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Ottawa earmarks $16.3M for B.C. skilled trades projects

B.C.’s skilled workers may soon be buoyed by some big bucks from the feds. Ottawa announced last week it’s earmarking $16.3 million for 25...

Nearly 70% of small businesses have been disrupted due to construction: CFIB

TORONTO — Nearly 70 per cent of Canadian small businesses say they've experienced disruptions in some form, including taking a financial hit, from construction...

Canada’s inflation rate falls to 2.5%, paving way for another interest rate cut

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, matching economists' forecasts and solidifying expectations for a third consecutive interest...

Developers opt for rental projects over condos in Kelowna

For years, the development market in Kelowna was heavily skewed to the for-sale condo market. As the rental vacancy rate dropped dangerously close to...

Rob Shaw: Will Rustad’s appearance on Jordan Peterson’s podcast boost or backfire?

As the BC Conservatives wrestle with yet more candidate problems, leader John Rustad is himself stirring the pot with an appearance on the podcast...

Metro Vancouver office vacancy rates increase amid development slowdown

Metro Vancouver's office vacancy rate continues to climb, but a development drought suggests this trend will level off. The vacancy rate rose to 10.4...

Tenant advocate decries ruling that let B.C. landlord hike rent 27% after rates rose

VANCOUVER — Lawyer Rob Patterson says the phones at B.C.'s Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre never stop ringing — but he worries a decision...

Court appoints receiver at Yukon mine after cyanide-contaminated ore slide: minister

WHITEHORSE — A judge has granted an order appointing a receiver to take control of assets at a gold mine closed after a massive...

B.C. landlord can increase rent 23.5% because of variable mortgage: arbitrator

A potentially precedent-setting ruling from the Residential Tenancy Branch has prompted B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon to review regulations for special rent increase...

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