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Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the city has organizations with plans in various stages of completion worried about the projects they've spent years trying to get off the ground. Mayor Ken Sim announ...
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Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump’s threats
OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of stee...
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Prime Minister Trudeau to host a Canada-U.S. summit in wake of Trump’s tariff threats
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit...
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Opposition parties call for Parliament’s return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to...
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Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing proje...
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Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump’s threats
OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of stee...
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Prime Minister Trudeau to host a Canada-U.S. summit in wake of Trump’s tariff threats
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit...
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Opposition parties call for Parliament’s return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to...
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B.C. puts its response to U.S. tariffs on hold after 30-day delay
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is pausing its response to threatened tariffs by th...
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says ‘sigh of relief’ after U.S. pauses tariff threat
SASKATOON, SASK. — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says North Americans can feel...
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BREAKING: Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs...
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Manitoba premier says he’s looking for ways to ban U.S. companies from bids
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he is looking for ways to prevent com...
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Trump and Trudeau speak and plan to do so again, tariffs halted for a month for Mexico
WASHINGTON — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conver...
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Surrey, B.C., mayor joins alliance of border communities ahead of possible tariffs
SURREY, B.C. — Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said potential U.S. tariffs would put h...
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Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON — A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a...
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Canada can’t be tariff ‘punching bag’
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he still hopes Canada can avoid Unite...
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B.C. assembles ‘war room’ as U.S. tariff threat looms on Saturday
VANCOUVER — The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has "fundamentally chan...
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Federal government reappoints Marie-Josée Houle as housing advocate
OTTAWA — Marie-Josée Houle has been reappointed as Canada’s federal housing advo...
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Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C.,...
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizi...
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Winnipeg moves forward with first-ever chief construction officer hiring
WINNIPEG — A City of Winnipeg council search committee has recommended Tom Sparr...
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Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's...
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Field of Liberal leadership contenders nearly set as deadline day arrives
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament...
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Canada leaning toward matching tariffs on U.S. — but not all premiers agree
OTTAWA — Canada appears to be leaning toward hitting the United States with matc...
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Alberta government offers blueprint to help businesses support workers in recovery
CALGARY — The Alberta government is offering businesses a new guide to help work...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: The capital gains inclusion rate deserves its day in Parliament
While the news cycle in 2025 has largely been focused (rightfully) on the Libera...
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Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed a...
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Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short
JASPER, ALTA. — The Municipality of Jasper says the Alberta government's $112-mi...
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Trudeau says ‘everything is on the table’ for response to Trump tariffs
MONTEBELLO, QUE. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that if President...
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B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader
VICTORIA — The leader of B.C.'s Opposition Conservative Party says Premier David...
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‘We will not hesitate’: Canada prepares to hit U.S. with billions in tariffs
WASHINGTON — Ottawa is ready to retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump s...
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Chrystia Freeland will run for the Liberal leadership
OTTAWA — Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute...
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B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be ‘devastating’ to sector
VANCOUVER — U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threa...
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Trudeau names ex-premiers, business and union reps to Canada-U.S. relations council
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formed a new Canada-U.S. relations co...
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Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta
OTTAWA — Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this after...
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B.C. plans to streamline permitting for major electrical infrastructure
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The Province of B.C. has announced it is enabling the BC E...
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Threat of US-Canada Trade War Remains – Legendary Canadian Economist Weighs In
On Monday, February 3rd, President Trump said that he would postpone taking extr...
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Federal government commits more than $160 million to Jasper recovery
JASPER, ALTA. — The fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta., has received two pieces...
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Vancouver real estate market shifting as more sellers enter market, January sales up
VANCOUVER — The number of homes that changed hands in the Vancouver area rose ag...
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Trade surplus with U.S. widened in December but down overall in 2024: StatCan
OTTAWA — Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. widened in December as overall exp...
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CMHC predicts home sales, prices to rebound in 2025, but tariff threat clouds outlook
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sale...
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Vancouver Art Gallery issues ‘invite’-based RFP to Canadian-based architects for new building
VANCOUVER — After deciding late last year it was not going ahead with a planned...
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B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mi...
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Four schools open prefabricated classrooms in B.C.
VICTORIA — Prefabricated classrooms have opened in four schools over the past mo...