Ontario developers have written to all levels of government to ask for a reduction in taxes on new housing, saying it will pass on those savings dollar for dollar to homebuyers.… Read More »on August 1, 2024 at 10:12 am Ontario developer coalition asks governments for tax breaks to pass on to homebuyers
Some first-time homebuyers will now be able to extend amortizations on their insured mortgages out to 30 years. Here’s what experts say about the affordability impact. Some first-time homebuyers will… Read More »on August 1, 2024 at 10:00 am Some buyers can now get 30-year mortgages. Will housing affordability improve?Craig Lord
Winkler has too many mosquitoes that could carry West Nile virus, so the province is going to fog the city. Winkler has too many mosquitoes that could carry West Nile… Read More »on August 1, 2024 at 1:56 am Province to fog Winkler over concern of possible West Nile virus
Concerns have been raised about the names on a Second World War monument at an Estonian summer camp in Elora, Ont. Concerns have been raised about the names on a… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm Ont. monument to Estonian soldiers questioned over Nazi connection
Several Gastown business owners say their hopes a pedestrian-only pilot project would bring a boost in business have been dashed, with revenue and foot traffic falling. Several Gastown business owners… Read More »on August 1, 2024 at 12:31 am Car-free experiment crashing sales say Gastown businessesLasia Kretzel
Researchers at Simon Fraser University say they may have discovered a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson’s disease symptoms in fruit flies. And humans have a similar gene. Researchers at… Read More »on August 1, 2024 at 1:05 am How fruit fly genes are helping B.C. scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptomsLasia Kretzel
Safety concerns have prompted the Canadian Coast Guard to make what it says is the “difficult decision” to end staffing at two lighthouses along British Columbia’s coast. Safety concerns have… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 9:32 pm Coast Guard to end staffing at two B.C. lighthouses, following safety concerns
The mother of Lea Thompson, who was murdered last summer in Kirkland Lake, says she’s still waiting to find out exactly what happened to her daughter. The mother of Lea… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 11:31 pm Mother of Kirkland Lake, Ont., murder victim still waiting for answers
The sudden closure of B.C. Tree Fruits last week has farmers scrambling to find routes to market. Some may be forced to abandon their crops, one grower says. The sudden… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 11:04 pm Okanagan farmers pleading for provincial help in wake of BC Tree Fruits closureDoyle Potenteau
The driver and passenger on a motorcycle were killed Tuesday night when they crashed into a cow near Hendon, Sask. Both people were declared dead at the scene. The driver… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 11:04 pm Two people killed in motorcycle collision with cow: Sask. RCMPAndrew Benson