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Buyers searching for Vancouver Island homes

Buyers searching for Vancouver Island homes

All 10 of the largest Island municipalities have seen an increase in queries on REW.ca this year – and home prices are rising faster than anywhere else in B.C.
Resources a four-letter word in Liberal, NDP, Green platforms

Resources a four-letter word in Liberal, NDP, Green platforms

Greens call for industry shutdowns, while federal Liberals and NDP references are mostly negative and dismissive
Alberta locks down as COVID-19 cases soar

Alberta locks down as COVID-19 cases soar

Vaccine passports, retail restrictions, masks and mandatory work-from-home rules in effect as province reverses grand reopening plans
LNG Canada raises the roof in Kitimat

LNG Canada raises the roof in Kitimat

Low-pressure air used in delicate three-hour elevation of 1,500-tonne steel roof to cap giant liquefied natural gas tank
Times Colonist building making news as mixed-use

Times Colonist building making news as mixed-use

The initial $26.6-million redevelopment includes a brewery and 130,000 square feet of office space, with plans for a residential tower
Bargain-price ski condos may come with a catch

Bargain-price ski condos may come with a catch

While condos sell for $400-000 to $600,000 in most of B.C., some ski condos are being offered for less than $140,000 – but there can be restrictions
Cell-phone tracking reveals meagre return to office

Cell-phone tracking reveals meagre return to office

Avison Young real-time index shows that back-to-office traffic has fallen 76 per cent in North American cities, with Vancouver traffic down 63.3 per cent from pre-pandemic levels
Canada’s commercial real estate sales shatter record

Canada’s commercial real estate sales shatter record

Vancouver’s $3.2 billion in transactions helped power Canada-wide investments to an all-time high of $14 billion in the second quarter, a new report says
Alberta ski towns face severe labour shortage

Alberta ski towns face severe labour shortage

Lack of foreign workers and local job-seekers forces hospitality sector to make tough decisions – some blame "too generous" government job benefits
Maersk ships pull eight tonnes of plastic from Pacific

Maersk ships pull eight tonnes of plastic from Pacific

Non-profit organization working out of Victoria hopes to clean up 90 per cent of the plastics in the world’s oceans