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Residents warned to prepare for changes when returning home after a wildfire
More wildfire evacuees in British Columbia are being allowed to return home Saturday morning, as…
‘We don’t even have a phone’: Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER — Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home…
B.C. home sales weighed down by Lower Mainland, fall almost 7 per cent in July
VANCOUVER — A weak market in the Lower Mainland is weighing on homes sales in…
Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA — Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to…
Quebec premier open to allowing U.S. wines on store shelves, with conditions
YAMACHICHE — Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she’s open to allowing U.S. wines to return…
BC landlord who used piece of plywood for wheelchair ramp on the hook for $30K
The landlord promised a wheelchair accessible home, but failed to deliver.
iN NUMBERS: Construction of new homes in B.C. down significantly this year
Single-detached houses have seen a way bigger drop than housing like duplexes and townhomes.
N.S. Court of Appeal says province can’t deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced…
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that…
Housing minister says B.C. in talks with Ottawa over cutting development cost charges
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s housing minister said her government is working with Ottawa to help…
Okanagan, Kamloops real estate sales steady; new listings down
“We’re continuing to see a normal seasonal pattern across the Interior market with sales activity
tracking closely to the pace established during the same month last year.”
Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties
VERNON — Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities…