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Newfoundland and Labrador fights back against rental ad denounced as slur
February 13, 2024 - 1:18 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador tourism officials have released an advertisement highlighting the province's rugged scenery and lively music in response to a vacation rental company's ad that prompted a call from the premier for it to be pulled.
BoC expected to take its time with interest rate cuts after January's job gain
February 09, 2024 - 9:54 AM

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will be in no rush to cut interest rates after Statistics Canada reported a larger-than-expected employment gain last month, economists say.
B.C. growth forecast drops to one per cent for 2023, but deficit projection improves
November 28, 2023 - 4:43 PM

VICTORIA - Global financial pressures and Canada's inflation rate challenges are major contributing factors in a forecast of slower growth for British Columbia's economy.
BC Financial Services Authority issues 'landmark penalty' against Kamloops woman
April 27, 2023 - 9:58 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Financial Services Authority has issued its largest penalty to date against a Kamloops, B.C., woman who it says failed to comply with an order to stop unlicensed rental property management services.
B.C. boosts funds to agency that handles disputes between landlords and tenants
December 28, 2022 - 2:42 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia is beefing up its residential housing agency that resolves tenant-landlord disputes over issues including unfair evictions, unpaid rent and damage.
B.C. has Canada's lowest financial support for seniors, says advocate
September 22, 2022 - 6:00 PM

VICTORIA - A report by British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province ranks last in Canada in providing key financial support to elders, with 84 per cent of its low-income seniors sometimes running out of money to buy food.
40 residents of Vancouver street camp accept accommodation: BC Housing
August 24, 2022 - 3:03 PM

VANCOUVER - Forty people who were living in a street encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that is being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation, BC Housing says.
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
June 30, 2022 - 6:36 PM

LYTTON, B.C. - When a wildfire swept through Lytton, B.C., during a record-setting heat wave, Tricia Thorpe and her husband lost their house, barn, a woodworking shop and dozens of animals on their farm.
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
April 13, 2022 - 5:29 PM

VANCOUVER - Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada's immigration minister said Tuesday.
Report on housing costs examines role for municipalities in easing affordability
April 05, 2022 - 4:11 PM

VICTORIA - Municipalities across Canada face housing development constraints in their communities that could be eased through more co-operation between all levels of government, says a report by a local governance think tank.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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