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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...
Opinion
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Joanne Shao, who is the vice president of development for Century Group. ---------------------------------------- Walk into any conversation about housing in Metro Vancouver today, and...
Renting
Residents across B.C. are continuing to feel the financial pressure, but those looking to rent in several spots in Metro Vancouver may be seeing some relief in their costs compared to last year. Zumper, a digital marketp...
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...
Home Buyers
With real estate feeling increasingly out of reach for the average British Columbian, a new survey reveals that over half of the province’s residents said they would consider living in a multi-generational home. Accordin...
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...
New Development
While some condo developers are pivoting to purpose-built rentals or opting to build larger, more expensive units amid a sluggish condo market, one Barrie developer is harnessing modular and standardized construction tec...
New Development
The B.C. Court of Appeal has temporarily halted any further demolition work of the closed Vancouver Aquatic Centre, where a highly controversial planned redevelopment would replace the aging 50-metre lap pool with a 25-m...
New Development
Surrey First party mayoral candidate and sitting city councillor Linda Annis is proposing a 1,000-delegate conference centre and a 2,000-seat performing arts centre in Surrey City Centre, as alternatives to Mayor Brenda...
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...
Government & Policy
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...
Government & Policy
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...
New Development
VIA Rail’s long-distance services, including trains serving Vancouver and Prince Rupert, are proceeding with a major upgrade through the Government of Canada’s investment of more than $4.7 billion in new passenger rail c...
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...
Government & Policy
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...
Renting
If their candidates are elected during the civic election on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, the OneCity Vancouver party would push for the redevelopment of Kingsgate Mall, which is owned by the Vancouver School Board. The part...
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...
New Development
An office-to-residential conversion project in Ottawa has been placed under receivership after the conversion commenced without the approval of the lender, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court.The property is a...
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