Vancouver surpassed by Toronto as most expensive city in Canada: survey
Vancouver is no longer the most expensive city in Canada, according to the 2022 Mercer Cost of Living survey.

Vancouver is no longer the most expensive city in Canada, according to the 2022 Mercer Cost of Living survey.
It's not unusual for prospective renters searching out affordable options in Vancouver to come across listings where someone in search of a roommate has crammed a single bed into a windowless, downtown den. But are these arrangements legal?
A buyer able to afford a multimillion-dollar purchase and an annual property tax of about $96,000 could find themselves the new owner of a mansion for sale in Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver's regional transit provider adopted its priorities for the next 10 years last week. An emphasis on Bus Rapid Transit was one of them.
Drivers travelling on the Coquihalla southbound between Merritt and Hope are being warned to expect lengthy delays Sunday.
Two videos posted online Saturday show a black bear surprising people enjoying the Canada Day weekend at a busy Metro Vancouver park.
The remaining businesses on Shelbourne Street in Saanich, B.C., that had been closed after last week's shooting at a Bank of Montreal branch have now reopened, police say.
A medical lab in the Comox Valley is the latest facility on Vancouver Island to see its hours of operation reduced.
A brand of oyster mushrooms sold in British Columbia is being recalled because of possible Listeria contamination.
A B.C. father who printed off a blog post and submitted it to court in a bid to prevent his children's mother from vaccinating them against COVID-19 has lost the dispute, in part because the judge found his evidence inadmissible.
Dedication benches are a familiar sight for visitors in Vancouver's parks, with plaques that most often pay touching tribute to a lost loved one – but the space is also available to companies and organizations willing to make a large enough donation to the city.
A man convicted of the gruesome murder of his roommate more than a decade ago was back in a British Columbia court recently, trying to argue he is not criminally responsible for the death.
British Columbians are being warned that they may have to wait in the event of an emergency as the province's main 911 service operator has just a 'fraction of the dispatchers needed' working this weekend.
Regena Cameron remembers the shock of seeing cousin Jeanette in a B.C. hospital three years ago, after she was admitted in what a judge later called "an advanced state of neglect." Now, she is speaking out, hoping to prevent further suffering.
A dog found on a Fraser Valley property is being hailed as an "amazing mom" after helping BC SPCA officers find and rescue her nine puppies.