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B.C. reviewing HOV lane access decals for electric vehicles

B.C. reviewing HOV lane access decals for electric vehicles

Review comes as documents released through freedom of information requests show cost of program providing HOV lane decals.
Website creates 'circular economy' for B.C. construction

Website creates 'circular economy' for B.C. construction

New marketplace allows Vancouver Island firms to list, buy and sell used materials
Hemp insulation makes its way into B.C. homebuilding

Hemp insulation makes its way into B.C. homebuilding

Experts say benefits include carbon reduction, moisture control and cleaner indoor air
Opinion: EV rebates work but B.C. is shutting out the middle class

Opinion: EV rebates work but B.C. is shutting out the middle class

Young, working British Columbians are ready to buy electric cars but the province’s policy is leaving them behind
Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher gear Friday. The S&P 500 lost 6% after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs announced earlier this week.
Update: Canada's oil and gas industry received $29.6B in subsidies, financing in 2024, report finds

Update: Canada's oil and gas industry received $29.6B in subsidies, financing in 2024, report finds

The subsidies and financing dwarf the previous years total and come as Ottawa said it would wind down direct financial support for the industry
Steep drop in global crude prices drag down Canadian energy stocks

Steep drop in global crude prices drag down Canadian energy stocks

CALGARY — Fears of a tariff-driven recession have led to a steep drop in the price of crude oil, walloping Canadian energy stocks and stoking worry about the sector's outlook should the weakness persist. West Texas Intermediate crude, the key U.S.
Downtown Vancouver office vacancy frozen as market shifts, says report

Downtown Vancouver office vacancy frozen as market shifts, says report

Quality inventory remains in high demand, says Cushman researcher
'Now what?': North American stock markets sink for second day on tariff fears

'Now what?': North American stock markets sink for second day on tariff fears

TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. stock markets sank for a second straight day Friday, marking even sharper losses than Thursday as U.S. President Trump's tariffs continue to stir recession fears.
B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

NORTH VANCOUVER — British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to construction in 14