Highlights

New rules for short‑term rentals in B.C. put investment and retirement plans into disarray

B.C. is striving to open up thousands of short-term rental units to the long-term market

Oct 18, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Flush toilets will be required at large construction sites

Details of the new rules are still being worked out, but flush toilets will be required on sites with 25 workers or more

Oct 18, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Opinion: The hidden risks of buy now, pay later

Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?

Oct 18, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Accused in Downtown Eastside support van arson sentenced

The Portland Hotel Society vehicle caught fire after a nearby portable toilet was set ablaze.

Oct 17, 2023 10:00 PM Read more >

SD43 superintendent issues letter to families regarding recent Israel-Palestine conflict

TRI-CITIES — The letter directly appeals to families of SD43 students about the impact of exposure to recent global tensions.

Oct 17, 2023 9:45 PM Read more >

Most B.C. residents support religious exemptions for medically assisted death

Only one in four Canadians think a religious-oriented health-care facility should be mandated to offer MAID.

Oct 17, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

B.C. Supreme Court awards $1M damages for 2016 Surrey accident

Nina Ashley Bennett testified to acutely painful post-accident headaches that reduced her to tears.

Oct 17, 2023 6:00 PM Read more >

Coquitlam is creating 39 single-family lots. The mayor is not happy

COQUITLAM — While Mayor Richard Stewart voted in favour of the Gracorp proposal, which will remove a 12' tall concrete wall surrounding the land, he said creating single-family lots is "inappropriate" in today’s housing crunch.

Oct 17, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

VANCOUVER — A free and confidential legal service is now being offered to people who have been sexually assaulted in British Columbia.

Oct 17, 2023 4:05 PM Read more >

B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) violated the B.C. Consumer Protection Act, according to inspectors.

Oct 17, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >