Canada considers capping international student visas to address housing crisis
The Canadian government is considering a cap on international student visas to tackle the housing crisis.During a press conference on…
Feds give Vancouver developers $500M loans build 1,100 rental homes
Federal housing minister Sean Fraser was reluctant to share locations of all nine sites backed by the low-cost loans.Canada’s minister…
Vancouver travelers need to know if booked flights to Hawaii
Travellers may have some room to change flights if they purchased tickets to Maui following wildfires that have devastated the…
Three Canadian cities among world’s biggest cannabis consumers
The 2023 Cannabis Global Price Index collected cannabis prices from 140 cities around the world and ranked them from the least to…
Extreme weather risk changing Canada’s insurance industry, raising costs
Climate change is driving up insurance rates and raising questions about whether private coverage will even be available for some…
Suspicious rental listings on the rise this summer across Canada
Canada’s high rental prices and lack of housing supply are leading to an increase in reports of suspicious rental listings…
A Canadian Walmart shut down its self-checkout
One Walmart Supercentre in Ontario is rolling back on its self-checkout kiosks after an alleged rise in theft at the store.Shoppers at the Walmart, located…
Breakthrough in B.C. port dispute as new tentative deal reached
A late-night breakthrough could herald an end to British Columbia’s long-running port dispute, with the longshore workers’ union and the…
Winds play key role as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos
Winds will likely be a major factor in the battle to save the southern British Columbia town of Osoyoos from…
Montreal’s new light-rail train network inaugurated
As Montreal’s new light-rail train network was inaugurated on Friday, federal and provincial officials suggested the system was the beginning…