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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
April 18, 2024 - 3:43 PM

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.
Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67
April 13, 2024 - 12:00 AM

MONTREAL - Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behind him.
Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031
April 12, 2024 - 10:03 AM

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country-wide effort to build more housing on public lands.
In the news for today: March jobs number due, Election threat task force to testify
April 05, 2024 - 1:15 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
'Each vote matters' when it comes to foreign interference, O'Toole tells inquiry
April 03, 2024 - 4:31 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's national approach to combating foreign interference rather than tackling it on a riding-by-riding basis was unfair to voters, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole told a federal inquiry Wednesday — and he thinks it could even have cost him his job.
Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future
March 31, 2024 - 3:00 AM

OTTAWA - It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border.
In the news today: Naturopaths not the answer and Juno Awards celebrated in Halifax
March 25, 2024 - 1:15 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Friends, family pay heartfelt tribute as Brian Mulroney remembered in Montreal
March 23, 2024 - 11:52 AM

MONTREAL - Members of the Canadian establishment gathered Saturday to laud Brian Mulroney as a loyal architect of modern-day Canada, one whose love of life and family transcended the rough-and-tumble world of partisan politics.
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
March 22, 2024 - 1:00 AM

OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get the green light.
Families who fled Gaza before applying for special visa must find other way to Canada
March 21, 2024 - 2:31 PM

Palestinians who escaped the Gaza Strip no longer qualify for a special program to reunite with extended family members in Canada if they didn't finish applying before they left, the federal government has confirmed.
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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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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government

Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67

Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031

In the news for today: March jobs number due, Election threat task force to testify

'Each vote matters' when it comes to foreign interference, O'Toole tells inquiry

Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future

In the news today: Naturopaths not the answer and Juno Awards celebrated in Halifax

Friends, family pay heartfelt tribute as Brian Mulroney remembered in Montreal

A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

Families who fled Gaza before applying for special visa must find other way to Canada

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