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Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Explosive growth in short-term rentals is having major impacts on rents and availability.
Kirk LaPointe: Shocking bill coming for North Shore wastewater treatment plant

Kirk LaPointe: Shocking bill coming for North Shore wastewater treatment plant

A multi-billion dollar price tag is coming down the pipe for the problem-plagued project, writes columnist Kirk LaPointe
Waiving taxes, fees key to building affordable housing, UBCM hears

Waiving taxes, fees key to building affordable housing, UBCM hears

Provincial government affordable housing cuts left 600,000-unit deficit, delegates told.
Port Moody woman sues Walmart for fall over forklift at Burnaby store

Port Moody woman sues Walmart for fall over forklift at Burnaby store

Port Moody resident Hoda Rashidi claims she suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung after a fall over a forklift inside the Walmart Supercentre at Lougheed Mall last year.
Truck driver who struck North Van overpass fled on foot, RCMP say

Truck driver who struck North Van overpass fled on foot, RCMP say

It took more than eight hours for crews to clear the scene and for structural engineers to inspect the overpass for damage
Wildlife advocates urge end to 'frivolous' beaver killings in B.C.

Wildlife advocates urge end to 'frivolous' beaver killings in B.C.

Beavers provide a host of ecological benefits, including sequestering carbon and minimizing flood risks, say The Fur-Bearers.
1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

The data was collected in 2019 and did not capture First Nations adolescents living on reserve, or youth in foster homes or institutions.  
'Finally kicked the bucket': Daughter writes brutally honest obituary about dead dad

'Finally kicked the bucket': Daughter writes brutally honest obituary about dead dad

"I wanted to have a relationship with my father, I did," says Amanda Denis.
Court allows B.C. woman to keep guinea fowl hens as pets

Court allows B.C. woman to keep guinea fowl hens as pets

Judicial justice bemoans "ubiquity of dog feces on our otherwise clean sidewalks."
From parchment to pixels: A brief history of medical records

From parchment to pixels: A brief history of medical records

Using research from the National Institutes of Health and other sources, DocBuddy documented five major shifts in the history of medical records.