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Government & Policy
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam of the Vancouver Liberals civic party wants B.C.’s provincial political parties to commit to extending SkyTrain’s Millennium Line to the University of British Columbia (UBC), demolishing th...
Government & Policy
A Vancouver neighbourhood association has lost its bid to overturn the approval for a low-rise secured purpose-built rental housing project near SkyTrain’s King Edward Station, after a judge upheld the City of Vancouver’...
Opinion
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Mike Starchuk, the Imagine Surrey candidate for Mayor of Surrey in the October 2026 civic election. A former MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale and a 32-year veteran of the Surrey Fire Service,...
Government & Policy
Small-scale infill projects have gone from a barely noticeable share of Toronto’s housing starts to a more meaningful one in just two years, according to a new analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)...
Government & Policy
The Vancouver Liberals unveiled their housing plan today, promising to make construction of new housing cheaper and faster if the party and mayoral candidate Kareem Allam win in the upcoming municipal election. They said...
Government & Policy
Housing affordability remains one of TRREB’s top advocacy priorities. At the federal level, financing is among the most effective tools for improving housing affordability. Over the past decade, targeted initiatives supp...
Government & Policy
At least three BC NDP MLAs and cabinet ministers have announced they will not run again as British Columbia heads into the Oct. 24 snap provincial general election. Newly appointed Minister of Health Ravi Kahlon and Emer...
Government & Policy
Albertans will pay 13 cents less per litre at the pump starting next month, as the Province suspends its fuel tax for the rest of 2026. The Alberta government announced Tuesday that it will suspend the full provincial fu...
Government & Policy
Vancouver’s 2026 civic election ballot is set, with voters heading to the polls on Saturday, Oct. 17, to choose a mayor, 10 Vancouver city councillors, seven Vancouver Park Board commissioners, and nine Vancouver School...
Government & Policy
After much speculation and concern, B.C. Premier David Eby has made it official, announcing today that there will indeed be a snap election this October. The concern comes from residents and leaders in the region who are...
Government & Policy
A second consecutive annual property tax freeze in 2027, an end to parking fees at beaches and community centres, and new public swimming pools are among ABC Vancouver’s new promises, as Mayor Ken Sim’s party seeks anoth...
Government & Policy
One thing is almost certain on this Monday morning: it will likely not be a slow news week after some major moves in B.C. politics this past weekend. Last week, at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conv...
Government & Policy
With the municipal election less than a month away, the Vancouver Greens are proposing a plan to cut City Hall’s red tape for small businesses. They said that doing so would make the process of opening a small business e...
Government & Policy
Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, saying the battle over her leadership has prevented the party from focusing on the problems facing the province. In a statement re...
Government & Policy
Colleen Hardwick, the mayoral candidate for TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, released her party’s public safety plan ahead of the upcoming municipal election, slamming Ken Sim’s plebiscite while doing so. “Ken Sim was elect...
Government & Policy
TRREB continues to address the growing impact of government taxes, fees, and charges on housing affordability across Ontario. Government-imposed costs can account for an estimated 30 to 36 per cent of the total cost of a...
Government & Policy
Canada’s building boom and slowing population growth finally pushed it closer to its affordability target. Just kidding. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation‘s (CMHC) 2026 Housing Supply Report shows it was never...
Government & Policy
Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam announced today that he plans to address Vancouver’s “Tony Sopranos” if elected in the upcoming municipal election. In a release, the Vancouver Liberals said that to addr...
Government & Policy
With the Vancouver election just over one month away, mayoral candidate Pete Fry just released his housing plan. Fry, who is a current city councillor and is running for mayor with the Green Party of Vancouver, promised...
Government & Policy
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports the annual pace of housing starts for August edged lower compared with July.
Government & Policy
85% of GTA and Barrie residents are concerned about housing affordability and 69% say housing will impact their vote in the upcoming municipal election Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Barrie residents are signalling stron...
Government & Policy
After nearly four years of Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver in power, Vancouverites will head to the polls in a little over a month and vote for the next mayor and council. Currently, there are five main contenders for mayor: P...
Government & Policy
Infill developments in Auckland, New Zealand offer ready housing affordability solutions
Government & Policy
It was a groundbreaking day in the City of Surrey on Thursday. Ten weeks after announcing that the Vancouver Giants would move into a new 10,000-seat arena in Surrey, work has already begun at 10355 King George Blvd. A b...
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