Category Archives: British Columbia

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s wine merchants say an Alberta ban on their product is having a crushing impact on the grape business and they plan to go to court to try to stop it. The B.C. W...

VICTORIA - Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcom...

VANCOUVER - Walmart Canada Corp. says it is partnering with an online grocery service to bring home delivery to Vancouver by the summer, as the brick-and-mortar retailer ramps up its effort in the cou...

VANCOUVER - A lawsuit in the case involving a British Columbia Mountie who failed to get out of his cruiser to investigate a shots fired call has been tossed out of court. A B.C. Supreme Court judge d...

VICTORIA - British Columbia moved to ease the province’s housing crisis Tuesday with a budget that introduces a new tax on property speculators, higher taxes on foreign homebuyers and plans to c...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is raising its foreign buyers tax and expanding it to areas outside of Vancouver, while bringing in a new levy on speculators, as part of a sweeping plan to improve afforda...

EDMONTON - The full costs of the action can be charged to the losing province and if the province doesn’t fix the problem within the time set out by the panel, it can be fined up to $10 million....

VICTORIA - Here are some facts on the British Columbia government’s plan on housing affordability from Tuesday’s budget: - Increases the foreign buyers tax from 15 to 20 per cent and expan...

VICTORIA - Highlights of British Columbia’s 2018-19 budget presented Tuesday: - Effective Wednesday, a tax on foreign homebuyers increases by $5,000 to $20,000 and expands from Metro Vancouver t...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has turned up the heat in a simmering trade dispute by launching a formal challenge against Alberta’s ban on its wines. The B.C. government said Monday it notified A...