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Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

VANCOUVER — Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site.
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy СÀ¶ÊÓƵ commercial trucks

Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy СÀ¶ÊÓƵ commercial trucks

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is changing rental laws to stop bad-faith evictions, protect families who have had a child and help landlords with problematic tenants.
Vancouver seeks Supreme Court of Canada to rule on quashed vacancy control bylaw

Vancouver seeks Supreme Court of Canada to rule on quashed vacancy control bylaw

The City of Vancouver contends its vacancy control bylaw is legal as it fills a gap in provincial legislation.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023

British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statistics Canada. The agency said СÀ¶ÊÓƵ
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province. СÀ¶ÊÓƵ
North Saanich De Havilland plant expands as orders ramp up for firefighting planes

North Saanich De Havilland plant expands as orders ramp up for firefighting planes

The local employee count doubled to about 300 in recent months, says De Havilland Canada’s vice-president for corporate affairs
‘I don’t know what to do,’ Richmond business owner frustrated with shoplifting

‘I don’t know what to do,’ Richmond business owner frustrated with shoplifting

There have been 260 retail theft incidents reported in Richmond so far this year
'The scale of the tragedy': 40,000 flags erected in Vancouver park to represent civilian deaths in Gaza

'The scale of the tragedy': 40,000 flags erected in Vancouver park to represent civilian deaths in Gaza

The United Nations estimates roughly 70 per cent of fatalities are of women and children.
Unstable nearby construction site forces evacuation of apartment in Kelowna, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Unstable nearby construction site forces evacuation of apartment in Kelowna, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

KELOWNA, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — More than 80 residents of a low-income apartment building in Kelowna, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, moved in just eight months ago but have now been told to leave over a "significant" risk to life and safety.
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