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B.C. Premier David Eby says the changes will help speed up provincial permitting approvals and home construction in the face of a housing crisis.

Region’s office space market remains the tightest in North America

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release its home sales figures for December on Monday.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke will need to deliver a tax increase in order to pay for substantial cost overruns made more clear by the City of Surrey following last October's municipal election.

Hard times in forestry sector creating uncertainty for future of B.C. mills

Despite recognizing B.C.’s role as Canada’s economic gateway to the Asia-Pacific, the policy direction of government’s new cabinet under Premier David Eby appears to come up short in supporting that recognition with substance, one observer said.

2023 Spring Festival celebrations and factory closures will extend annual manufacturing shutdowns in China

TORONTO — A report by Royal LePage says the median price of a home in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2022 posted the first year-over-year decline since the end of 2008 during the financial crisis.

Slowing economy expected to reduce the demand for contractor-freelancer work

BURNABY, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it will save rental homes and protect tenants from "housing speculators and profiteers" with the creation of a half-a-billion-dollar Rental Protection Fund.