Landlords hike rent $150 over previous average in Vancouver area: report
Vancouver-area renters are being asked to pay significantly more in August than those looking for new accommodations in July, a report suggests.

Vancouver-area renters are being asked to pay significantly more in August than those looking for new accommodations in July, a report suggests.
A conspiracy theory about 'new world order' is not a valid argument in a recent foreclosure case involving a home in Vancouver, a judge in British Columbia ruled.
A teenager died following an ATV rollover in the Williams Lake area over the weekend, police in that area say.
A B.C. teacher has been suspended for 15 years for having "inappropriate" relationships with two students they hired to work for them after graduation.
A U.S.-based pet food company is recalling a raw, frozen dog food product that was sold in B.C. because of possible Listeria contamination.
Metro Vancouver drivers dealt with a different kind of debris on the roadway during the commute in Friday morning: beer cans.
A body found three months ago has been identified as Tatyanna Harrison, a 20-year-old Indigenous woman missing from Vancouver.
A homeowner who accidentally struck a FortisBC gas line with an excavator has been ordered to pay for the repairs, despite arguing he had received an erroneous map of the line's location.
A father from Burnaby, B.C., who managed to save his son from drowning last weekend has died in hospital, leaving his loved ones heartbroken.
A B.C. resident will get back the $5,000 they accidentally e-transferred to someone else instead of moving the money to one of their own accounts.
A Burnaby, B.C., man's identity was stolen and is now being used in fake rental ads on Craigslist, Mounties said in a warning to tenants.
A man was arrested in West Vancouver this week after an 80-year-old was nearly scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Vancouver-area renters are being asked to pay significantly more in August than those looking for new accommodations in July, a report suggests.
Vancouver's housing market has, according to the local real estate board, entered a "new cycle marked by quieter home buyer demand."
For $17.8 million, the future buyer of a lot in one of Vancouver's priciest neighbourhoods would get property, plans and permits, but would have to cover the costs of tearing down the existing home.
A flash mob that started with a dance in Ottawa's ByWard Market ended with a 'Yes' as a Barrhaven man proposed.
Singer and actor Olivia Newton-John, who was best known for playing Sandy in the film 'Grease,' has died at the age of 73, according to her husband.
The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed cheques to 25,000 Canadians this month.
Canada's privacy commissioner says the belated disclosure that RCMP has for years been using spyware capable of accessing cell phone and computer microphones, cameras and other data as part of major investigations, is a clear example of why Canada's Privacy Act needs updating.
Saskatoon police say a woman who had been reported missing is facing charges in the United States related to unauthorized use of identification and in Canada related to parental abduction and public mischief.
A suspect already in handcuffs has allegedly managed to overpower a Toronto police officer and steal their SUV, sending police on a wild early morning chase.
Authorities in the Northwest Territories are monitoring a large 'zombie fire' that flared back up following last wildfire season after smouldering underground during the winter months.
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vancouver Island.
A housing correction which has already led to four consecutive months of price declines in the previously overheated Greater Toronto Area market could end up becoming 'one of the deepest of the past half a century,' a new report from RBC warns.
Newly revealed photographs reveal two occasions on which former U.S. President Donald Trump apparently flushed documents down the toilet.