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Metro Vancouver landlord ordered to pay $11K for pressuring new mother to move

Metro Vancouver landlord ordered to pay $11K for pressuring new mother to move

Tribunal ruled tenant was discriminated against on the basis of her sex and family status
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Telus says 5,000 jobs at risk if feds mandate sharing of infrastructure

Telus says 5,000 jobs at risk if feds mandate sharing of infrastructure

CEO says company would also have to axe $1 billion of investment plans if required to provide mobile virtual network operators access to its infrastructure
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Metro Vancouver's housing market less vulnerable than Victoria’s: CMHC

Metro Vancouver's housing market less vulnerable than Victoria’s: CMHC

Greater Victoria is only metro region in Canada to be assessed at a "high degree of vulnerability" by federal housing agency
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New West condo owners launch petition in response to insurance crisis

New West condo owners launch petition in response to insurance crisis

Soaring insurance premiums are causing panic among some condo owners.
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Lower Mainland leaders push for transit funding ahead of B.C. budget

Lower Mainland leaders push for transit funding ahead of B.C. budget

Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley wrestle with population growth and need for local employment opportunities
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Plans for new hotels could ease Vancouver room crunch

Plans for new hotels could ease Vancouver room crunch

West Broadway development, St. Regis expansion, renovated Four Seasons in the works
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Grouse Mountain sale marks first Canadian firm's ski resort purchase in decade

Grouse Mountain sale marks first Canadian firm's ski resort purchase in decade

Previous owner was Chinese investment firm, and other recent ski hill investments have seen big resorts purchased by Americans
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Metro Vancouver’s office vacancy rate to tighten further to record lows: report

Metro Vancouver’s office vacancy rate to tighten further to record lows: report

Market is at a “critical juncture” with demand from global technology firms making it increasingly “a victim of its own success,” says Avison Young
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City of Vancouver attempts to untangle tax mess for local small businesses

City of Vancouver attempts to untangle tax mess for local small businesses

Findings from a city report show West Side businesses in the lurch
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Building boom in Fort St. John as permits surge

Building boom in Fort St. John as permits surge

Northeast B.C. city gearing up for LNG export expansion saw $57.6 million in new construction in 2019, a 30 per cent jump over 2018
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