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Liberals shut down debate over proposed probe into B.C. condo buyout plan
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs shut down a Conservative attempt to have the House of Commons…
Eby compares condo-purchase plan to “liquidation” at below construction costs
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a joint federal-provincial plan to convert unsold…
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. ‘condo bailout’ blocking ‘a price correction’
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa’s proposal to…
Eby says condo buy-up is not a bailout, and won’t aid City of Vancouver developers
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said a joint federal-B.C. plan to buy unsold…
Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA — Converting British Columbia’s glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting…
Plan to buy B.C. condos might be more about stabilizing sector than housing: expert
VICTORIA — A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing…
Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
VANCOUVER — The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined…
Some host cities are aiming to house, not arrest, homeless people ahead of the World Cup
ATLANTA (AP) — Just a mile from Atlanta’s stadium, which will welcome tens of thousands…
Takeaways from AP’s report on how World Cup host cities are approaching homelessness
ATLANTA (AP) — With the World Cup set to kick off across North America, some…
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…
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…
In the news today: New affordability poll, Online harms rally, Ontario housing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…