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Government & Policy
If re-elected, Premier David Eby says his BC NDP-led provincial government will work with Prime Minister Mark Carney to build a new additional major shipyard in British Columbia and provide permanent funding to help manu...
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Pete Fry is running to be Vancouver’s next mayor — and he said he has a vision of the city achieving its “very best.” Fry, mayoral candidate for the Green Party of Vancouver, has a platform that addresses housing, transp...
Government & Policy
Kareem Allam is running to be Vancouver’s next mayor — and he said he is doing so to bring young people back to the city. Allam, who is running with the Vancouver Liberals (which do not have affiliation with the provinci...
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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) collects considerably less aviation-related revenue per passenger than several major for-profit airports overseas, according to a new report that urges the Government of Canada to st...
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The old Pattullo Bridge has lost its most recognizable feature, with its orange steel arch — a product of the Great Depression period — now removed and lowered onto barges on the Fraser River. The Thanksgiving long weeke...
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More than 50 people are vying to lead Toronto for the next four years, but polls suggest it will be a tight race between incumbent Olivia Chow and councillor Brad Bradford.
Government & Policy
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said the city is planning to provide about 3,000 spots in emergency shelters to address what she calls the biggest humanitarian crisis the city is facing: homelessness.
Government & Policy
If the BC NDP is re-elected, residents of select ferry-dependent communities would have access to a dedicated share of reservations on two BC Ferries routes, making their essential trips easier to book. Premier David Eby...
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The City of Vancouver’s turnout for the first three days of advance voting in the 2026 civic election has now surpassed the total from all five advance voting days in the 2022 civic election, with one advance voting day...
Opinion
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Penny Gurstein, a professor emeritus at the School of Community and Regional Planning and a founding director of the Housing Research Collaborative at the University of British Columbi...
Government & Policy
The Conservative Party of British Columbia is promising to reverse the BC NDP’s changes that made it more expensive for seniors benefiting from the provincial government’s Property Tax Deferment Program to put off paying...
Government & Policy
Doug McCallum is promising to rebuild the demolished horse barns and racing oval at Surrey’s Cloverdale Fairgrounds, with a goal of bringing harness racing back by Fall 2027. The Safe Surrey Coalition mayoral candidate a...
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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) could be the first major Canadian airport to bring in private investors under the Government of Canada’s proposed overhaul of airport operations. This follows Prime Minister Mark Car...
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‘Tis the season of election promises, and now David Eby and the BC NDP have unveiled a big one, freezing insurance rates for another three years for drivers with basic rates in B.C. In a campaign announcement on Thursday...
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The Conservative Party of British Columbia is promising to reduce provincial income taxes by about $1,000 annually for eligible British Columbians through a major increase in the amount people can earn before paying prov...
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The federal government has announced a new $2-billion national heat pump rebate program aimed at lowering energy costs, reducing emissions and making Canadian homes more energy efficient. Speaking Thursday, Prime Ministe...
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With Ontario’s municipal election on Monday, October 26, voters across the GTA and Simcoe are hearing increasingly detailed debates about housing affordability, property taxes, infrastructure, development charges, and ho...
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A new $26-million park has officially opened in northwest Calgary. Rocky Ridge Athletic Park sits beside Shane Homes YMCA and features two artificial turf fields with spectator seating, lighting for evening events, washr...
Government & Policy
Colleen Hardwick is in the running to be Vancouver’s next mayor, with housing affordability and “livability” a key component of her platform. This is Hardwick’s second stab at the mayor’s seat. After serving as a city co...
Government & Policy
Metro Vancouver Regional District is rejecting the Conservative Party of British Columbia’s case for removing several of its responsibilities, arguing that the party’s election-time criticism overlooks recent spending re...
Government & Policy
Both the BC NDP led by Premier David Eby and the Conservative Party of British Columbia led by Lorne Doerkson have each committed to set aside $15 million to help establish a permanent Filipino Cultural Centre, if they a...
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The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is investigating fire-damaged ABC Vancouver campaign signs at a volunteer’s home, raising concerns that flames could have completely engulfed numerous campaign signs and spread to hi...
Government & Policy
Some of the most visible changes yet in the careful, lengthy deconstruction process of the old Pattullo Bridge will unfold over the Thanksgiving long weekend. According to the provincial government’s project office, work...
Government & Policy
Something that no Vancouver mayoral candidate has yet taken the time to prioritize and address is the rat problem facing the city — that is, until Vancouver Liberals Leader Kareem Allam announced that he would implement...
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