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Health Canada warns City of Vancouver over licensing mushroom dispensary

Health Canada warns City of Vancouver over licensing mushroom dispensary

Letter: "Health Canada maintains the position that illegally operating storefronts pose a risk to the health and safety of Canadians."
Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes

Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes

TORONTO — Some advocates are praising Ottawa's move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers, but say expanding the policy to all Canadians would help make home ownership more affordable.
Major B.C. civic political parties investigated for 'potential' prohibited contributions

Major B.C. civic political parties investigated for 'potential' prohibited contributions

ABC Vancouver and Burnaby Citizens Association among the largest civic slates being probed for possible campaign financing violations.
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor

B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier.
Metro Vancouver industrial real estate market starting to normalize

Metro Vancouver industrial real estate market starting to normalize

A significant portion of new developments under construction are in strata industrial.
Volunteer firefighters' tax credit to double, as Ottawa prepares for catastrophic wildfire season

Volunteer firefighters' tax credit to double, as Ottawa prepares for catastrophic wildfire season

The federal government is also earmarking an extra $166 million over five years for Indigenous communities to help them prepare for and fight fires.
Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO

Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap.
Hearing wraps on alleged $13-million Nanaimo crypto scam

Hearing wraps on alleged $13-million Nanaimo crypto scam

The securities commission has alleged ezBtc and its sole director David Smillie lied to its customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling sites
Trudeau expressed frustration about 'sensationalized' leaks of intelligence

Trudeau expressed frustration about 'sensationalized' leaks of intelligence

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed frustration to a federal inquiry into foreign interference that intelligence leaked to the media had been "sensationalized" and taken out of context.
B.C.’s Concord Pacific partners in solar power project in Alberta

B.C.’s Concord Pacific partners in solar power project in Alberta

Subsidiary of Vancouver real estate developer focuses on clean energy