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Data points: Listings near two-decade low as buyers stretch to enter market

Data points: Listings near two-decade low as buyers stretch to enter market

B.C. home prices are back on the rise on a monthly basis, while full-time employment sees its first decline since October 2022
Kirk LaPointe: Paid parking in West Vancouver parks now – where next?

Kirk LaPointe: Paid parking in West Vancouver parks now – where next?

West Vancouver is heading down a slippery slope on the issue of parking, writes Kirk LaPointe
Price matters more to grocery shoppers than organic, new poll finds

Price matters more to grocery shoppers than organic, new poll finds

Canadians’ perceptions on food have gone through significant variations over the past two decades. In previous columns, Research Co. and Glacier Media studied how we have dinner and what types of foods we seek and avoid.
Opinion: New zero-carbon code will help B.C. build climate-friendly buildings

Opinion: New zero-carbon code will help B.C. build climate-friendly buildings

The recently announced step code will accelerate the transition to a built environment that is in line with the province's carbon-emissions goals
Kirk LaPointe: Thank you, Ottawa, for saving journalism from tools it needs

Kirk LaPointe: Thank you, Ottawa, for saving journalism from tools it needs

The baffling week of how the Liberals can't help themselves in trying to help media but failing
Opinion: Why Taiwan is an indispensable stakeholder in global public health

Opinion: Why Taiwan is an indispensable stakeholder in global public health

Leading countries like Canada can maintain the momentum by speaking up for Taiwanese inclusion in WHO mechanisms: director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver
What Canada’s new Modern Slavery Act means for miners

What Canada’s new Modern Slavery Act means for miners

Act is expected to receive royal assent soon, which means its substantial reporting requirements will come into effect this coming January
Data points: Worker availability top issue for B.C. SMEs in tight labour market

Data points: Worker availability top issue for B.C. SMEs in tight labour market

The seasonally adjusted job vacancy rate in B.C. was 5.3 per cent in February
Kirk LaPointe: A column on columns that could have been, but weren’t

Kirk LaPointe: A column on columns that could have been, but weren’t

Five topics – including municipal codes of conduct, Connor Bedard and Invest Vancouver – that warrant some commentary
A new brand and new leader have yet to shift political attitudes in B.C., polling shows

A new brand and new leader have yet to shift political attitudes in B.C., polling shows

Research Co. and Glacier Media polled British Columbians about BC United, the Conservative Party of BC and constituents attitudes towards the province's political parties