British Columbia
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver sending homeless residents to other B.C. cities ahead of World Cup
Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out…
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of…
Québec solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
MONTREAL — Quebec’s leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on…
B.C. man’s killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it’s unsolved
It’s been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria…
Canada has a new searchable flood risk tool. You just can’t search it yet.
Canada’s new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that…
Faith in Housing bill crosses finish line, clears path for church-based affordable housing
The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement is celebrating after the Faith in Housing bill, supporting…
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this…
In the news today: New affordability poll, Online harms rally, Ontario housing
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B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER — Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are “tensions” in British Columbia’s supportive housing…
Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
The business community is applauding British Columbia’s decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna…
Evicted residents not required to remove mobile homes off B.C. reserve lands: court
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that residents evicted from a mobile…
B.C. home sales face major headwinds in March as transactions, prices both slide
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s home sales trended down across the board in March in price,…
B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA — Politicians and health experts are looking back at the successes and mistakes made…
Poilievre says Ottawa must protect private property in wake of Cowichan Tribes ruling
RICHMOND — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government must do more to protect…
In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…