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'The height of unfairness': Metro Vancouver approves plan to reduce skyrocketing taxes

'The height of unfairness': Metro Vancouver approves plan to reduce skyrocketing taxes

Metro Vancouver's board has directed staff to adjust its upcoming budget to soften a rising tax burden on residents by boosting fees to developers. The proposal would see that annual fee increase drop to an average of $851 per household by 2026.
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B.C. limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in U.S.

B.C. limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in U.S.

VICTORIA — British Columbia wants to work with the federal government to ensure prescription drugs are available to Canadians and don't end up sold over the internet to American customers, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
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Metro Vancouver rental starts surged in 2022: CMHC

Metro Vancouver rental starts surged in 2022: CMHC

But municipalities report a higher number of approved projects are delaying the start of construction
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Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

The union leader said that if the federal government doesn't start negotiating "seriously," federal workers "will stay out here for as long as it takes."
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Company that set up illegal fish farm to get second chance, says B.C. government

Company that set up illegal fish farm to get second chance, says B.C. government

A freshwater fish farm near Powell River owned by Agrimarine faces multiple federal and provincial investigations, and continues to operate despite setting up operations outside its licence area.
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Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected

Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected

OTTAWA — More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline.
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Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

TORONTO — Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate.
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B.C. drinkers are buying less wine but paying more

B.C. drinkers are buying less wine but paying more

Vancouver International Wine Festival may enhance preference for premium wines
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Parole denied for B.C. man who molested girl in her bedroom

Parole denied for B.C. man who molested girl in her bedroom

In 2010, he broke into a nine-year-old girl's bedroom and sexually assaulted her.
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Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

The money was requested by rival MLAs working together, but it flowed only to the NDP riding
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