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The recent news of two Canadians seeking medically-assisted death after being unable to find affordable housing within a space of a month[1][3] should fill you with shame. It is a testament to the monumental failure of your government’s housing and labour policies, which has seen relentless rise of rents and home prices batter the average Canadian worker while wages fall.
Chen Zhou A mystical spiritual group outlawed by China and linked to an unsolved homicide in Vancouver was dormant for some time and is now operating under new identities around the world. Almost two years ago, the Lower Mainland's Integrated…
The City of Vancouver ignored gentrification and displacement of working-class and low-income families as the city hall pursued neoliberal policies of market development under the "livability" narrative, a new study shows. In their detailed analysis of 37 planning documents and…
Vancouver’s Yes In My Backyard movement - which is pushing for more condos to be built in the city - is courting controversy after a prominent member called for gassing opponents. “Just gas this room,” vocal YIMBY advocate Greg Andrews…
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported today (Saturday) at 2:23 p.m. PDT off the western Coast of Canada. Initial estimates place the epicentre of the earthquake 170 km west of Port McNeil on BC’s Vancouver Island, according to Earthquakes Canada.…
By Chen Zhou Canada’s housing agency is funding a pair of controversial researchers who were forced to apologize after facing public accusations of advocating for eugenics, and some housing advocates are not happy about the situation. Canada Mortgage and Housing…
By Rohana Rezel The number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) brought into Canada has increased by a staggering 70% under Justin Trudeau's term in office as Prime Minister. This increase in the number of easily exploitable imported indentured labour has…
Chernobyl nuclear power plant's diesel generators only have have fuel for 48 hours, after which all the critical safety systems will shut down, according to Ukraine's nuclear energy inspector. Emergency diesel generators were turned on at the site to power…
Airbnb will pay $6 million to settle a case where the accommodation booking stood accused of "double ticketing," a rarely cited criminal offence under the federal Competition Act. Arthur Lin of Vancouver, BC has succeeded in having his claim against…
Plenty has changed in the last couple of years – not least our ability to travel. The pandemic has closed borders and restricted visas, leaving businesspeople with little chance to travel to seal deals or attend conferences. As borders re-open…