Real Estate
Seller beware: Real estate agents can collect their fee even when a buyer defaults on a sale, B.C. man learns
Three years ago, a man who’d signed a contract to buy Mike Armstrong’s rustic cabins on B.C.’s Lake Errock suddenly dropped off the...
Stalled project reveals archaeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government
An expansion of a popular Hornby Island pub that stalled this spring with the discovery of Indigenous human remains is threatening to become...
Ex-minister says comments accusing officials of ignoring money laundering were meant to stay private
A former B.C. cabinet minister who once said his colleague was complicit in the province’s failure to address the issue of money laundering...
Prince George, B.C., was once a city of affordable homes. Now, it’s home to bidding wars
A B.C. city that once sold ads on Vancouver’s SkyTrain promising affordable home ownership is now dealing with bidding wars and same-day sales —...
Canada’s new home construction hits record high in March
Canadian housing starts rose 21.6 per cent in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from...
Rogers identifies cause of Canada-wide wireless outage, but no time given for service return
Rogers apologized after an outage affecting its wireless users stretched well into Monday evening, as the company’s chief technology officer said the software issue has been...
Average price of Canadian home rising at fastest annual pace ever, now up to $716,828
Canada’s red hot housing market continues to defy expectations, with sales in March up 70 per cent compared to a year ago and...
Hopeful buyers stand in line for chance to snag townhomes in Vancouver suburb
A line stretched up a newly poured sidewalk in Langley, B.C. on Saturday as hopeful home buyers queued for a chance to get into Metro Vancouver’s...
Canada’s economy grew 0.7% in January
Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.7 per cent in January. The increase in real gross domestic product compared with a gain of...
As Quebec’s economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind
Quebec’s economy is roaring back to life after a year of closures, restrictions and curfews, according to economists at the major banks. Finance...
Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service
For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it’s a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky...
Sobeys parent company to buy 51% stake in Longo’s, Grocery Gateway
The parent company of Sobeys said it has signed a deal to buy a 51 per cent stake in specialty grocery store chain Longo’s...
Canada and New Zealand both have hot housing markets, but only 1 has plan to cool things down
The idea that Canadian residential real estate prices are rising at an unsustainable pace is no longer just a subject for Twitter rants...
How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in...
Kanye West And Taylor Swift: Who Has The Higher Net Worth? $3.2 billion
While Taylor Swift may be one of the most recognizable names globally, it is Kanye West who is a multi-billionaire, as Celebrity Net...
