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The foreign homebuyers ban was launched on Jan. 1, 2023, when the Bank of Canada was aggressively raising interest rates and as other global economic factors weighed on homebuyers.

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Housing Minister Christine Boyle said she shares the public's frustration on this issue and that the government is working to close the building down.

The province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.

The City of Kelowna says it's aware of the situation and recognizes the challenges residents are facing as they navigate next steps for housing.

An Amber Alert for a seven-year-old Alberta girl who was reportedly abducted from her home was cancelled an hour and a half after being issued, after RCMP said she was found safe.

The Langley Heritage Society said in an online post Friday that it was "sad and unfortunate" the home, also known as the McIver House, was never preserved. 

Quebec provincial police say six people were struck by a vehicle and injured in the early hours of Saturday morning in St.-Tite, Que., where a 10-day festival is being held. 

Security footage, obtained by Global News, is raising concerns as to why detainees being released from custody are being dropped off at all hours in Edmonton's Chinatown area.

Canada needs to roughly double the rate that new homes are being built in order to restore housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels over the next decade, according to the CMHC.

The family of a 55-year-old woman who died after an hours-long wait at a Winnipeg hospital said steps must be taken to prevent more lives from being lost due to extended ED waits.

B.C. Premier David Eby held his press conference hours after counter-tariffs on nearly 28 billion dollars of U.S. goods went into effect.

In June, four were involved in the break-and-enter, which led to two people living in the house being shot. Police said they were still recovering.

A number of storms have hit British Columbia this weekend leaving thousands without power after trees were downed by strong winds, with more wind gusts expected.

Jennifer Whiteside was first elected as the MLA for New Westminster in October 2024 and was re-elected in 2024 and 2026.

Lorne Doerkson needed 47 seats to win a majority and the BC Conservatives' MLAs are projected to win more than 60 seats in this election.

British Columbians voted in the 2026 provincial election on Oct. 24. Previously, the provincial election was set to take place in 2028, but David Eby called a snap election.

The 2026 B.C. election is over, but the results mark a historic low, with fewer than half of eligible voters casting a ballot according to Elections BC

The costings released hours ahead of the campaign's only leaders' debate show a deficit of about $12 billion by 2028/29, down from a forecast of $14 billion this fiscal year.

Police received a call at 9:10 a.m. about a single-vehicle collision on Highway 39 about four kilometres south of Mackenzie, BC Highway Patrol said in a statement.