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  B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

  A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year

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  Beware of scammers claiming to have 'compromising photos': North Vancouver RCMP

  Mounties on the North Shore are informing residents about an extortion scam where fraudsters threaten to circulate “compromising photos” unless the would-be victim pays thousands of dollars.

• UBCM convention: Two of three special resolutions focussed on housing

  Mayors and councillors voting at the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities have passed three special resolutions, two of them focussed on housing and the third on rural health care.

• B.C.'s planned expansion of involuntary care 'unacceptable,' says civil liberties group

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has called on B.C. Premier David Eby to abandon the province's planned expansion of involuntary care for people suffering from a combination of drug addiction, brain injuries and mental health issues.

• TransLink converts West Coast Express commuter train to renewable diesel

  TransLink says it is one step closer to meeting its net-zero emissions targets after converting its West Coast Express commuter trains between Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to renewable diesel fuel.

• 'Unsightly' under-construction home must be finished or demolished, B.C. court rules

  A B.C couple has been ordered to stop living in a motorhome on the property where their under-construction home – which they were first given a permit to build more than six years ago – has become an “eyesore,” according to a recent court decision.

• B.C. man volunteers to transform damaged lawn into inspiring garden

  As David Bronstein digs in the dirt between the sidewalk and his apartment building, he notices a worm.

• Man killed in crash between motorcycle, pickup in Langley: RCMP

  The RCMP is investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck that closed down the Fraser Highway in Langley, B.C., late Tuesday afternoon.

• Bloc MPs will vote confidence in Liberal government next week: Blanchet

  The Conservatives' first shot at toppling the Liberal government is likely doomed to fail, after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters his MPs will vote confidence in the government.

• Affordability crisis could be reaching its peak in Canada, economist says

  With Canada's annual inflation rate reaching the central bank's two per cent target, the country's affordability crisis could be peaking, according to an economist.

• Bride's family speaks as West Vancouver woman sentenced for driving SUV into wedding party

  Sixty-five-year-old Hong Xu, who drove her SUV into a crowd of people celebrating a wedding at her next-door neighbour's house in West Vancouver on Aug. 20, 2022, has been sentenced under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without due care and attention.

• Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

  Rogers Communications Inc. is buying out Bell's 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion, giving it 75 per cent ownership of the sports conglomerate.

• NDP defends Surrey Memorial Hospital efforts after damning letter from doctors

  The BC NDP government is on the defensive Tuesday after emergency room doctors at Surrey Memorial Hospital penned a damning call for a leadership change at Fraser Health.

• Downtown Vancouver BIA launches public safety campaign ahead of B.C. election

  The business association for the downtown core is calling on parties running candidates in the upcoming provincial election to lay out their visions for improving public safety in Vancouver.