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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...
Lifestyle
A Calgary neighbourhood is finally getting a new playground after more than a decade of community efforts to bring a new one to the area. Construction on a new playground in Arbour Lake is set to begin this month, with t...
New Development
Earlier this morning, Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum claimed that he was making an announcement that would “change the direction of the Surrey municipal election.” He announced that if he is elected as Surrey’s m...
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...
Renting
Vancouver rent might be getting more expensive. According to Liv.rent, the city is the only one in Metro Vancouver where rent for an unfurnished one-bedroom was pricier in September 2026 than it was a year prior. Liv.ren...
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...
Housing Market
Home sales in B.C. are picking up slowly but steadily, according to a new report from the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), and while prices have come down, they haven’t come down by much. The latest repo...
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...
New Development
Construction on the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension continues this fall, and drivers and commuters are being warned of additional traffic pattern changes starting this month. The Government of B.C. announced that a sec...
Lifestyle
An unexpected neighbourhood in Canada was just named one of the coolest in the world. People seem to really love downtown St. Catharines in Ontario, so much so that hospitality media group Time Out ranked it among the to...
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...
Lifestyle
Vancouver has been a hot spot for international travellers this year, and a historic Mount Pleasant just got the bragging rights for being one of the coolest areas in the world. Hospitality media group Time Out has ranke...
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...
Renting
There is some potentially good news for people looking for a new place to rent in Greater Vancouver. Zumper, a digital marketplace for renters and property managers, published its August rent report today, in which it lo...
Industry & Regulation
The role of AI is increasing in various realms of our everyday lives, and that includes Canadian real estate with the rise of AI-generated or virtual staging. Daily Hive Urbanized covers a wide swath of topics related to...
New Development
What makes an urban building one residents are excited to call home?Ask that question in Toronto today, and the answer will be shaped less by price point, height, or even fine finishes than it was a few years ago. Now, a...
New Development
In the City of Toronto, developers broke ground on 156 condominium units in the first half of 2026, according to CMHC's new Fall 2026 Housing Supply Report. The decade average is roughly 7,000 units a year.Nationally, th...
Renting
A Surrey landlord has been arrested, but is not currently facing any approved charges, after wild interactions between her and tenants were shared on a public Instagram account. The Instagram account tiwanafarmservivor h...
Housing Market
A home in the West Point Grey neighbourhood of Vancouver was just relisted for the fifth time in two years. According to Zealty, 4778 Drummond Dr. was first listed on March 26, 2024, for $22,680,000. That listing expired...
Renting
Finding a rental that fits your budget in Vancouver today often means compromise. Many people find themselves in a grey area: not eligible for supportive housing but unable to afford market-rate rentals. And even when th...
Housing Market
We’re a short jump past the midway point of the year, and the Canadian real estate market has remained stubbornly weak, with real recovery not expected until 2027, according to a report published last week by RBC.“Home r...
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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