Skip to content

BC News

B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation

B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has set the allowable rent increase for next year at 3.5 per cent. The rate is more than two percentage points below the 12-month average inflation rate of 5.6 per cent.
Read more >
Man caught driving in Burnaby without licence also accused of brokering mortgages without licence

Man caught driving in Burnaby without licence also accused of brokering mortgages without licence

Justin Phu Pham was described as a mortgage broker at a sentencing hearing in Vancouver provincial court last week, but the agency that regulates mortgage brokers in B.C. said his registration expired in 2016.
Read more >
Three people injured, suspect in custody following stabbings in Vancouver's Chinatown

Three people injured, suspect in custody following stabbings in Vancouver's Chinatown

VANCOUVER — One man is in police custody after three people were stabbed at Vancouver's Light Up Chinatown! festival. Vancouver police say the attack took place just before 6 p.m. Sunday, near the festival stage at Columbia and Keefer Streets.
Read more >
5 things you (probably) didn't know about UBC

5 things you (probably) didn't know about UBC

From Christmas trees to apple trees, here are some UBC fun facts.
Read more >
Update: Man arrested in two-person East Vancouver shooting

Update: Man arrested in two-person East Vancouver shooting

One of the two victims died from his injuries.
Read more >
Prince George business owners fed up with safer drug supply policy

Prince George business owners fed up with safer drug supply policy

“I think giving them free drugs was the stupidest thing this government has ever done."
Read more >
Heritage Acres showcases industrial and farm equipment saved from scrap heap

Heritage Acres showcases industrial and farm equipment saved from scrap heap

The 30-acre site, which is marking its 50th year of operation, is packed with more than 30,000 artifacts in a collection of buildings next to the Pat Bay Highway
Read more >
Apartment complex to be built in Victoria will house hospitality sector workers

Apartment complex to be built in Victoria will house hospitality sector workers

Housing society hopes to start construction next year on Quadra Street.
Read more >
1.4-kilometre stretch of multi-use trail being built at Shawnigan Lake

1.4-kilometre stretch of multi-use trail being built at Shawnigan Lake

Work begins in October on trail linking Shawnigan Wharf Park and Old Mill Park
Read more >
B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action.
Read more >