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Survivors from a burned Sri Lankan nursing home relocate, in photos
ANGURUWATOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Over a dozen people were killed in a fire at…
Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered ‘suspicious:’ RCMP
PENTICTON — A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction in Penticton, B.C.,…
Big surge in Central Okanagan condo sales but still below average
Condo sales are still below the ten-year average.
Addressing homelessness should be considered nation-building project: big city mayors
EDMONTON — Mayors of Canada’s big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building…
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri…
Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA — Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada’s most…
Vernon’s move to reject 3,500-home development on par with other Interior cities
Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton have all also rejected similar “iceberg” developments.
Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood…
Bryan and Sarah Baeumler lead Rogers’ specialty lineup, cementing its HGTV win over Corus
TORONTO — Rogers is betting big on Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, with the home renovation…
First housing projects OK’d through Connecticut development authority
The first four developments paid for through the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority, including housing, a…
Homelessness is down in California and across the country, says new federal report
The number of people with nowhere to call home decreased both in California and nationwide…
Hawaiʻi County Staffer Gets 4 Years In $11M Bribery Scheme
A Hawaiʻi County employee who pleaded guilty for his role in a bribery scheme worth…
Vernon smoker on the hook $10,000 after strata wins legal battle
The Strata had wanted the condo owner to cough up $24,000.
Dallas firefighters were preparing evacuation moments before deadly apartment blast, chief says
DALLAS (AP) — Firefighters responding to reports of a gas leak at a Dallas apartment…
Explosion and fire at a Dallas apartment building kills at least 3 people, including a child
DALLAS (AP) — An explosion and massive fire at a Dallas apartment building Thursday killed…