
B.C.

Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
A top official at the Bank of Canada says monetary policymakers are struggling to find…

How Nova Scotia became Canada’s most expensive province for average asking rents
In Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in…

B.C.’s Eby says NDP would tax new, unsold condos, raise speculation, vacancy fees
VICTORIA — British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said a new tax on unsold condominiums…

Photo Gallery: Ashes pave road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
The wildfire season in B.C. has burned far less area than usual, just 1,350 square…

Indigenous legislation among top issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention
An annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia is underway with the province’s…

Home sales in B.C. down again in August amid ‘gradual recovery,’ association says
VANCOUVER — British Columbia home sales fell again in August on a year-to-year basis, although…

Their homes destroyed by wildfire, B.C. residents are more worried about missing pets
Robin Gibbs’ home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the…

Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say
Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at…

‘It’s not life back to normal,’ even as B.C. wildfire evacuees return home
An AirTag that stayed online as a wildfire roared into the outskirts of her neighbourhood…

B.C.’s youngest wildfire evacuees begin processing the return home
The day she returned to her home in Summerland, B.C., more than a week after…

Returning home different for everyone after ‘monster’ wildfire in B.C.’s Okanagan
The Sunflower Ukrainian Cafe in Summerland, B.C., is still restocking, but it’s already serving limited…

Salamander and tarantula are B.C. fire survivors, as pets and owners seek reunions
When Amanda Roberts and her 10-year-old son River fled the Bald Range fire before it…

Relief in Summerland, B.C., as fire evacuations end, but 150 structures damaged, lost
Most residents of Summerland, B.C., are now able to return home after being chased out…

B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON — At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of…

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…

