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Government & Policy
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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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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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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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...
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Ahead of the civic election on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim has ruled out a municipal legal fight against the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline by the Government of Alberta and the Government of Cana...
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The proposed new additional oil pipeline from near Edmonton to Metro Vancouver that would carry an additional one million barrels of crude a day to overseas markets is moving onto a faster federal government review track...
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Plans for a new outdoor aquatic facility in Medicine Hat are moving forward, with city council giving the go-ahead to restart design work on the project. The proposed aquatics facility has been in the works for a few yea...
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LNG Canada is moving ahead with a major expansion of its Kitimat export terminal, a decision the Government of Canada asserts will unlock $33 billion in private investment and double the facility’s capacity to ship lique...
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A high-speed rail link between Calgary and Edmonton just took another step forward. The Province of Alberta is getting ready to launch a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process this fall for a high-speed rail project c...
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Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk is proposing a new Fraser River waterfront destination and a cricket and rugby stadium as part of a push to bring major international sporting events to the city. Starchuk’s Imagine...
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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...
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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...
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An MLA of the Conservative Party of BC has received approval to launch a province-wide petition seeking the repeal of Government of British Columbia’s highly controversial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples...
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A new residential development is coming to northeast Edmonton, set to bring multi-unit housing, park space, and other amenities to the Gorman neighbourhood. City council on Monday approved three bylaws intended to suppor...
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Ontario’s highest provincial court has cleared a major legal obstacle to Premier Doug Ford’s plan to remove municipally-built protected bike lanes from several major busy streets within the City of Toronto. In an unanimo...
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The OneCity Vancouver party wants to rebuild and reestablish the City of Vancouver’s business support and investment attraction capacity, nearly three years after the ABC Vancouver party-led City Council wound down the V...
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he and his ABC Vancouver party colleagues have reached a “tipping point” over the city’s addictions and mental health crisis and the associated resulting public disorder, as he formally launc...
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Municipal operating spending across British Columbia nearly doubled over a 14-year period, growing substantially faster than both population and inflation, according to a new report from the Business Council of British C...
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