Unpublished Newswire
Apartment rents in several urban neighbourhoods in British Columbia declined noticeably after city governments in those areas prohibited people from renting out entire principal residences as short-term vacation homes, a new report has found.The rents as of October, 2023, were lower by $110 a month compared with the previous year in 52 key neighbourhoods – down to $1,821 from $1,931 – according to a statistical analysis by McGill University associate professor David Wachsmuth and researcher Cloé St.-Hilaire. In Vancouver, it is $147 a month less on average.
September 16, 2024 - 21:42 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
A former B.C. lawyer who was disbarred for misappropriating client funds was found to have taken an additional $18,200 from an additional client who was paid that money as a settlement for being injured in a car crash.
September 16, 2024 - 21:27 | Lisa Steacy | CTV News - Canada
Shortly after leaving for her lunch break at a Kelowna daycare last Thursday, Danica Guinto was struck by a pick-up truck at the intersection at Burtch Road and Highway 97.
September 16, 2024 - 21:05 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
A 27-year-old man was found dead after failing to surface while swimming in Lake Clear in Bonnechere Valley Township on Sunday morning. Read More
September 16, 2024 - 20:49 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
A 31-year-old motorcyclist from Winchester died after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision on Friday morning. Read More
September 16, 2024 - 20:36 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
A coalition of B.C. leaders is calling for urgent action from the federal government to address what it calls public-safety and mental-health crises playing out across the province.One day after B.C. Premier David Eby held a news conference at Vancouver City Hall to announce that his NDP government would introduce involuntary care for people with concurrent addiction, mental illness and acquired brain injuries, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim stood at the same location, flanked by two-dozen B.C. leaders, calling for help from Ottawa. The full scope of Mr. Eby’s plan would hinge on his party...
September 16, 2024 - 20:23 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
