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Strong start to holiday shopping as experiences remain in focus

Strong start to holiday shopping as experiences remain in focus

Retailers work to draw in shoppers as spending on gifts and décor set to decline
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Parksville wants resort-zoned properties to be exempt from short-term rental rules

Parksville wants resort-zoned properties to be exempt from short-term rental rules

Many cabins in the tourism-dependent area fall under zoning categories that restrict them to being used no more than 180 days per year
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Peachland housing plans put pressure on infrastructure

Peachland housing plans put pressure on infrastructure

Province's demand for cities to set and meet housing targets creating challenges
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Langford development hinges on federal funding in tough market

Langford development hinges on federal funding in tough market

CMHC loans have 'saved the bacon' of many developers, lenders say
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Some Kelowna investors want out of short-term rental game as new legislation looms

Some Kelowna investors want out of short-term rental game as new legislation looms

“There’s definitely some people talking about getting out ahead of it and getting out of the short-term rental and selling their property. But we haven’t, as of yet, seen a massive flood of it.”
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Metro Vancouver developers delaying real estate projects amid higher rates, escalating costs

Metro Vancouver developers delaying real estate projects amid higher rates, escalating costs

Largest developers ‘plugging away’ but leaning on programs, pausing some activity
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Trial begins over cancelled Richmond condo presale contracts

Trial begins over cancelled Richmond condo presale contracts

One of the 37 plaintiffs in the breach of contract trial testified Monday she "lost a lot of sleep" after the 2019 cancellation.
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Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn't need the act to put the changes in place.
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Whistler’s housing challenges dampen welcome for new professional legislation

Whistler’s housing challenges dampen welcome for new professional legislation

New provincial legislation will make it easier for workers with foreign credentials to work in the area of their expertise
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Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Drought conditions, potash prices are impacts cited in 2023-24 midyear report from Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer
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