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Tax shelter fuels ‘cultural addiction’ to high and rising home prices: advocate

Tax shelter fuels ‘cultural addiction’ to high and rising home prices: advocate

Generation Squeeze founder Paul Kershaw calls for small surtax on homes valued over $1 million
Two people hospitalized in View Royal apartment fire

Two people hospitalized in View Royal apartment fire

Cat killed, residents displaced by early morning blaze
B.C. air quality advisories in place for North Peace region, Fort Nelson

B.C. air quality advisories in place for North Peace region, Fort Nelson

Favourable forecast may help Alberta firefighting effort, but heat expected to return
Suspect arrested after asking RCMP why his car, stolen from the Island, was being towed

Suspect arrested after asking RCMP why his car, stolen from the Island, was being towed

Mercedes was stolen from Nanaimo, associated with alleged fraud suspect in Fernie
High temperatures in B.C. pose ‘threat of new wildfires,’ wildfire service warns

High temperatures in B.C. pose ‘threat of new wildfires,’ wildfire service warns

Weather improves, but northeastern B.C. has not received enough precipitation to eliminate hazard
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response

China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response

China calls move a ‘reciprocal countermeasure to Canada’s unscrupulous move’ to expel Chinese diplomat
Victoria police look to track down man who didn’t return to halfway house

Victoria police look to track down man who didn’t return to halfway house

Franklin Cook, 27, now wanted on a Canadawide warrant
PODCAST: This Net Zero Home includes Solar Power

PODCAST: This Net Zero Home includes Solar Power

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’
Attack on Uber driver prompts call for better protection of gig workers

Attack on Uber driver prompts call for better protection of gig workers

BC Federation of Labour president wants expansion of workers compensation coverage
Former Langford business owner calls for rent cap on commercial rate increases

Former Langford business owner calls for rent cap on commercial rate increases

‘The cost of doing business in B.C. continues to rise,’ says West Shore chamber executive director