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Average rent in Canada up 10.7% since last year: report

Average rent in Canada up 10.7% since last year: report

TORONTO — A new report says the average listed rent for all property types in Canada jumped by 10.7 per cent year-over-year in January, the ninth straight month of double-digit increases. The report from Rentals.
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Experts react to January home sales, which dropped 37.1 per cent

Experts react to January home sales, which dropped 37.1 per cent

Canadian home sales were down 37.1 per cent in January compared with a year earlier, according to new figures from The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). It was the worst January for home sales since 2009.
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Moving B.C. salmon farms from water to land costly, risky: study

Moving B.C. salmon farms from water to land costly, risky: study

Replacing current production from open-net salmon farms in B.C. with land-based systems would require at least $1.8 billion in investment, government subsidies and regulatory changes.
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Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

The B.C. government is having second thoughts about legislation to force its in-house lawyers into a union they didn’t choose, after the move kickstarted an uprising within organized labour.
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High costs fail to dampen Canadian demand for travel insurance

High costs fail to dampen Canadian demand for travel insurance

Travel insurance soared by more than 1,000 per cent, year-over-year during the pandemic
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West Vancouver man banned from B.C. markets after $1B penny stock fraud case in U.S.

West Vancouver man banned from B.C. markets after $1B penny stock fraud case in U.S.

Fred Sharp of West Vancouver was the 'mastermind' of securities fraud schemes involving over $1 billion worth of transactions, a U.S. court ruled.
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B.C. hotel industry struggling with labour shortages, increased costs

B.C. hotel industry struggling with labour shortages, increased costs

Prince George's role as service hub helped maintain demand for hotel rooms during pandemic
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In the Courts: ‘$1, and natural love and affection’ not worth $2M property

In the Courts: ‘$1, and natural love and affection’ not worth $2M property

B.C.
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West Fraser Timber reports loss in Q4 as interest rates weigh on U.S. construction

West Fraser Timber reports loss in Q4 as interest rates weigh on U.S. construction

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it saw losses of US$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down more than 128 per cent from earnings of US$334 million during the same quarter a year earlier. The company, which reports in U.S.
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BCIT gets $16.5M for new aerospace, biomanufacturing programs

BCIT gets $16.5M for new aerospace, biomanufacturing programs

In hopes of solving labour shortages in various industries, the provincial and federal governments have come together to provide funding to the B.C.
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