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Report on housing costs examines role for municipalities in easing affordability
VICTORIA - A local governance think tank says municipalities across Canada face housing development constraints that could be eased through more co-operation between all levels of government. The repo...
Apr 05, 2022
B.C. police watchdog calls for more funding to combat staffing shortage
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is calling for more government funding to entice candidates to apply for open positions as caseloads peak. In the first three d...
Apr 05, 2022
B.C. looks to buy land to boost housing and services around transportation hubs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes that would allow for the purchase of land along transportation hubs for housing, schools, commercial services and other mixed-use developme...
Apr 05, 2022
Ten charges laid against B.C. man in two suspected arson attempts
RICHMOND, B.C. - Ten charges have been laid against a Vancouver-area man arrested after two alleged arsons at the same Richmond, B.C., home. RCMP say the first fire damaged a garage door at a home on ...
Apr 05, 2022
Men's Shed creates one-of-kind trophies for BMX
A Vernon community organization has helped make the season of local BMX riders even more special.Men's Shed Vernon has been working with Vernon BMX to rebuild and repurpose hundreds of recycled trophi...
Apr 05, 2022
Meet NATO defence spending target in budget, says Business Council of Canada
OTTAWA - One of Canada's most influential business lobby groups is making an unprecedented request for increased defence spending in Thursday's federal budget because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ...
Apr 05, 2022
Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser out with upper-body injury
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out with an upper-body injury. The team announced the news Tuesday after the right-winger appeared to suffer an injury in Vancouver's 3-2 overtime loss to the...
Apr 05, 2022
Southern Open tournament win boosts Canadian Gallant's confidence
Attention to detail paid off Saturday for Canadian Cooper Gallant. The 24-year-old from Bowmanville, Ont., entered the final day of the Bassmaster Southern Open event on Cherokee Lake at Jefferson Cou...
Apr 05, 2022
Obama touts health care law, calls it 'high point' of tenure
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday to savor the 12th anniversary of his signature Affordable Care Act, which is now part of the fabric of the American heal...
Apr 05, 2022
McGill threatens to sanction student union over pro-Palestine policy
MONTREAL - McGill University is threatening to sanction its student union, including by prohibiting it from using the McGill name, because the association championed a pro-Palestinian policy that the ...
Apr 05, 2022
