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Last ship visit set for Wednesday as Victoria cruise season winds up

Last ship visit set for Wednesday as Victoria cruise season winds up

The Norwegian Jewel is set to be in Victoria from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with more than 2,300 passengers
Fewer young Canadians own homes but majority planning to buy within five years: poll

Fewer young Canadians own homes but majority planning to buy within five years: poll

TORONTO — A new report says that while fewer young Canadians own a home compared with three years ago, a majority of millennials and Gen Z adults still plan to purchase one in the next five years.
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form a majority government, though that result is subject to two automatic recounts.
B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending

B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending

VICTORIA — The New Democrats and Premier David Eby were on track to win a bare majority government nine days after voters went to the polls in British Columbia, but the final verdict will still require two judicial recounts to become official.
The youngest workers have the healthiest relationship with work, report shows

The youngest workers have the healthiest relationship with work, report shows

31 per cent of Gen Z workers reported a healthy relationship with work, ahead of Boomers, Gen X and Millennials
B.C.'s Site C dam begins generating power

B.C.'s Site C dam begins generating power

The site is expected to be in full service by fall 2025, adding about eight per cent more supply to the province's electricity grid.
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same, Pierre Poilievre said Monday.
B.C. government to inherit mounting debt, economic hurdles

B.C. government to inherit mounting debt, economic hurdles

From slowing growth to surging deficits, fiscal challenges loom for province
Google exempt from Online News Act for five years, must pay news outlets $100M: CRTC

Google exempt from Online News Act for five years, must pay news outlets $100M: CRTC

OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to release the $100 million it now owes to Canadian news outlets within 60 days.
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

B.C. election doubts reflect U.S., says professor