GTA home sales plummet last month but economists warn lull could be short-lived In May, average sale prices for detached homes, condos and townhouses in the Vancouver area hit record […]
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Rob Shaw: Christy Clark eyes narrow road to redemption
Kelly McParland: NDP-Green alliance seems not to care about any Canadians living east of the Rockies Her steadfast focus on creating jobs proved tone-deaf to the growing financial pressures facing […]
Read morePhotos: Vancouver releases concept plans for post-viaduct False Creek
The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Park Board have revealed conceptual plans for the future of Northeast False Creek, including a new park and the removal of viaducts. In 2015, […]
Read moreVancouver Whitecaps down Atlanta United 3-1
Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 Atlanta United: 4 Things We Learned Kendall Waston took a touch with his foot, another with his chest and then cooly fired past the goalkeeper. Not bad […]
Read moreVancouver Aquarium Treating Rescued Seal Pups
Rescued seal pup named for Princeton, B.C. The Vancouver Aquarium has rescued two seal pups, beginning what the aquarium calls "the busy summer rescue season." The male pup, Princeton (named […]
Read more‘Bloodbath’: Vancouver on pace to hit 1400 overdose deaths by year’s end
“The near-record number of drug overdose deaths in the fentanyl crisis is a bloodbath in all corners of Vancouver with no end in sight,” Robertson said in a statement. “With […]
Read moreVancouver Craft Beer Week celebrates equality in brewing
999 different bottles of craft beer on the wall All those feasts that wrap up every Asterix and Obelix adventure? Men sitting around the table while women make sure their […]
Read moreFive Things to Know: Balmoral ‘evacuated,’ Vancouver behind on green goals, seal pups rescued
A look inside the Balmoral Hotel where city says tenants are in 'imminent danger' “The City of Vancouver's chief building official has determined that the structural and fire concerns at […]
Read moreGreater Vancouver housing market heats up as B.C. politics shift
Vancouver, B.C., home prices resume stubborn climb to fresh record Reigning in prices ranks high on the agenda of BC NDP and Greens as home prices in May set a […]
Read moreSinkhole appears at entrance to Vancouver’s Granville Island, vehicle access closed
Sinkhole appears at entrance to Vancouver's Granville Island, vehicle access closed VANCOUVER, B.C.: JUNE 3, 2017 – A sinkhole appeared at the entrance roadway to Granville Island on June 3, […]
Read moreVancouver home prices rise as market recovers from buyers tax
Greater Vancouver home sales return to almost record levels in May Home sales in the Vancouver region's once-hot housing market fell in May compared with a year ago, but prices […]
Read moreStarbucks expands alcohol service to Vancouver location
Starbucks to serve wine, beer in Vancouver, BC Starbucks Canada will begin serving beer and wine Thursday in Vancouver, a year after launching its bar menu at a few locations […]
Read more‘It’s a fantasy’: Vancouver’s goal to make False Creek ‘swimmable’ by 2018 unrealistic, say critics
On Wednesday city council voted to move forward with the Vancouver Waterfront Initiative, which aims to make False Creek clean enough to swim in by summer 2018. E. coli levels […]
Read moreLamborghini no mercy: Supercar crashes into fire hydrant in downtown Vancouver
7 possible reasons that wicked Lamborghini crashed into that lame fire hydrant While Lamborghini sightings remain rare due to the steep price of the vehicle — they're often close to […]
Read moreBenning clarifies statement, believes Markstrom will ‘eventually’ be Canucks’ starter
Talks continue with pending UFA Miller, but Markstrom is Canucks No. 1 goalie … eventually Jim Benning believes Jacob Markstrom will be the starting goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks. Just […]
Read moreIMF expresses concern over ‘hot spots’ in Toronto and Vancouver housing markets
Latvia: Staff Concluding Statement of an IMF Article IV Consultation "The housing market is overheated but hot spots are concentrated in Vancouver and Toronto," Lim said. Lim described issues at […]
Read moreHousing advocates take on city for dilapidated Downtown Eastside
Crumbling Balmoral floors may not be able to support full bathtubs, tenants told Protestors gather outside the Balmoral Hotel on East Hastings Street in Vancouver, BC Tuesday, May 30, 2017 […]
Read moreNDP, Greens take aim at Kinder Morgan, Site C in power-sharing deal
Clovechok issues statement Horgan said his government would work with Metro Vancouver's mayors to make their transit plan a reality, and help identify new sources of revenue for local projects. […]
Read moreMetro Vancouver mayors, TransLink board pitch 90-day transit action plan
“This region has waited long enough for provincial action on the 10-year vision,” Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who also chairs the regional mayors' council, said in a joint statement. “Residents […]
Read moreBC development industry’s metric on new townhomes for sale questioned by expert
Metro Vancouver's inventory of newly built, family friendly, townhouses hit a record low in the first three months of 2017, according to the Urban Development Institute, which argues it's evidence […]
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