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Vancouver City Planning Commission under fire for “one-sided” housing panel
The Vancouver City Planning Commission is being accused of pro-developer bias after the City of Vancouver advisory body set up a panel exclusively of real estate supply advocates to answer the question “is Vancouver building enough housing?” Last night’s panel
Vancouver YIMBY movement rocked by fresh racism and violence allegations
Vancouver’s Yes In My Backyard movement – which is pushing for more condos to be built in the city – is in turmoil after a prominent member’s tweets mocking South and East Asian people and encouraging female politicians to commit
Canada cancels deportation of healthcare hero
The Canadian government has suspended the deportation order issued against Filipino COVID-19 frontline health worker Carlo Escario following a public outcry. “Elated by the news that the government did the right thing by cancelling the removal of our client, Carlo
Chinese-Canadian reporter threatened and called a “whore” on Vancouver Stop Asian Hate rally organizer’s WeChat group
A Chinese-Canadian reporter is facing a barrage of threats and insults on Vancouver Stop Asian Hate rally organizer’s WeChat group for investigating the organizers of Sunday’s event. Attacks against Chen Zhou started after the deputy editor-in-chief of CAUS Finance published
Fake Facebook screenshot attempts to link Atlanta shootings to critical media coverage of China
A screenshot shared by a pro-Beijing group purporting to show the suspected Atlanta shooter posting an anti-China rant on Facebook is fake, the social media platform confirmed today. Facebook’s Policy Communications Director Andy Stone confirmed the screen capture was fake.
Alberta’s NDP hold a commanding 15 point lead in polls
Alberta’s New Democratic Party is surging ahead in opinion polls, leading incumbent Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party by 15 points. 41% of Albertans were likely to vote for former Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP if an election were to be
Canada’s Conservatives under fire for promoting “election rigging” conspiracy theories echoing Trump
The Conservative Party of Canada is coming under heavy criticism for promoting conspiracy theories about “election rigging” a day after riots incited by similar statements by US President Donald Trump left five people dead. A fundraising page on the official
Vancouver mourns death of housing advocate Ulrike Rodrigues
Vancouver housing advocate Ulrike Rodrigues, who fought to stop Airbnb and other short-term rentals platforms displacing renters, has died at the age of 59 from neurological complications, her family announced today. Rodrigues, who founded the “Homes not Hotels” movement in
Vancouver City manager runs thriving Airbnb on island facing housing crunch
Vancouver’s City manager is running a thriving Airbnb on Cortes Island – a small island dealing with a crushing housing crisis caused by homeowners listing properties on short-term rentals instead of renting them long term to residents. Sadhu Aufochs Johnston
Canada on the hook for Chinese firms’ pandemic losses under trade agreement O’Toole championed
Chinese companies could sue Canada over losses incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic under the terms of a trade agreement championed by opposition leader Erin O’Toole when he was part of the Harper government. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative