The industry's regulator says B.C.’s condo owners have struggled under an average increase in insurance costs of around 40 per cent.

In Saskatchewan, condo insurance has gone up anywhere between 15 and 200 per cent, according to a Regina insurance broker.

The intense heat burned through fire-hose lines in the back lane, scorched fences and cracked some windows in adjacent properties.

The B.C. Financial Services Authority has found the province's condo insurance market has left home owners with an average cost increase of around 40 per cent over the past year while deductibles have also skyrocketed. 

A Port Moody city councillor's motion aims to hinder landlords and strata corporations from rejecting applicants because they have pets.

Metro Vancouver saw a 60 per cent drop in unit presales last year, and a 76 per cent drop in highrise presales, according to Urban Analytics.

The snow removal at the condo building is so poor, Gervasi says, he has resorted to waiting in his vehicle for crews to arrive to protect his reserved parking spot.

According to a new report by PadMapper, an average one bedroom rental in Vancouver costs $2,150 a month

Firefighters were stretched to their limits during a blaze on Main Street, according to the Martensville Fire Department.

"Usually in the summertime, you have to leave your rental place because the tourists pay a lot more rent. One owner has moved seven times."