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Vancouver wants to decarbonize its large buildings. Some owners may not be able to afford it
Vancouver isintroducing new emissionsreporting requirements forthe city's largest buildings, as part of a new plan to decarbonize retail and office space before 2040. But while the bylaw might encourage some owners toquickly reduce their energy footprints, others say more incentives are needed.
Canada -British Columbia |
Wildfire smoke is becoming a bigger problem in Canada. This B.C. mom wants to help
As wildfires spark evacuations for communities across Western Canada, the parents of a B.C. boy who died last summer are urging the public to take smoke seriously and offering tools to help improve public safety.
Canada -British Columbia |
B.C. is changing its short-term rental rules. Some owners think that's a mistake
Property owners in British Columbia saynew rules aimed at increasinglong-term rental supply failto consider the consequences for smaller mom-and-popoperators, who maystand to suffer significant financial losses.
Canada -British Columbia |
'CSI on the ocean': Whale researchers comb B.C. waters for eDNA
Ocean Wise researchers spent more than a week on the oceancollecting water samples to study the environmental DNA (eDNA) ofBigg's killer whales, North Pacific humpbacks and B.C.'s endangered southern resident killer whales.
Canada -British Columbia |
Some B.C. Doukhobor survivors unhappy with compensation offer
Seventy years after the B.C.government forcibly removed dozens of children from their families and placed them in a province-run camp, some survivors and their descendants say a$10-million compensationpackage, aimed at reconciliation, falls short of their expectations.
Canada -British Columbia |
B.C. REPLAY 2023
Trouble brewing? Canadian beermakers foresee closures amid economic challenges
Nov. 25: Amid a reported increase in restaurant insolvencies, Canada's craft brewers say their razor-thin margins are being sliced even thinner by rising interest rates and production costs, such as production materials, packaging, taxes and transportation.
Canada -British Columbia |
Soaring cost of baby formula puts extra pressure on new parents
As Canadians struggle to keep up with the rising cost of groceries, new parents are feeling an added pinch, as supply shortages, sparked in part by disruptions from U.S. manufacturers, push the price of babyformula ever higher.
Canada -British Columbia |
Trouble brewing? Canadian beermakers foresee closures amid economic challenges
Amid a reported increase in restaurant insolvencies, Canada's craft brewers say their razor-thin margins are being sliced even thinner by rising interest rates andproduction costs, such as production materials, packaging, taxes and transportation.
Canada -British Columbia |
'I literally can't believe it,' says B.C. Swiftie as she scores coveted Vancouver tickets
Tickets to the Vancouver stops of the singer's Eras Tour have gone on sale, and while one fan's efforts were successful, others lament Ticketmaster and its parent company's approach as 'unfair.'
Canada -British Columbia |
It's no trick the cost of Halloween treats is creeping over inflation. But not enough to scare shoppers
Comparing store flyersbetweenOctober 2022 and October 2023 shows that the price of Nestle's popular 50-piece box of fun-size chocolate bars has outpaced inflation by as much as 17.5% atsome of Canada's major grocery chains. Many handing out candy say they won't let costs creeping up affect trick-or-treaters.
Canada -British Columbia |