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Government & Policy
The Conservative Party of British Columbia is promising to cancel the BC NDP’s current project of building an $8.5-billion, eight-lane immersed tunnel to replace the aging, seismically-deficient, and congested George Mas...
Government & Policy
Housing affordability is a defining issue ahead of the October 26 municipal election across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. In the latest episode of TRREB’s Ready to Real Estate podcast, Chief Information Offi...
Government & Policy
Private developers and non-profit housing organizations in British Columbia have joined forces ahead of the provincial general election, warning that rising costs are preventing them from building homes across a wide ran...
Government & Policy
On Tuesday, British Columbia’s three major provincial political party leaders offered sharply different plans to improve the provincial economy to a business community increasingly very concerned about the direction of t...
Government & Policy
Ken Sim is seeking re-election as Vancouver’s mayor, with public safety once again at the heart of his campaign. In August, prior to the municipal campaign period starting, Sim and his ABC Party voted to have a public sa...
Government & Policy
Nearly two weeks after ruling out creating a new vehicle levy and/or road tolls for TransLink, BC NDP leader David Eby is promising a long-term funding solution for Metro Vancouver’s public transit authority that would n...
Government & Policy
It has been a record-breaking turnout for the Vancouver civic election so far, and final voting day is nigh, with a plethora of council candidates to choose from. For voters who haven’t yet cast a ballot and who are stil...
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If there’s one thing Canadians can agree on, it’s that gas prices are high these days. But drivers got a bit of a break when the federal government announced in September an extension of its fuel excise tax relief until...
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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...
Government & Policy
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...
Government & Policy
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...
Government & Policy
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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