BC Housing Markets Bounces Back To Pre-COVID-19 Normal With 16 Percent Increase Year Over Year In June

Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume was up 0.6 per cent to $24.7 billion, compared with the same period in 2019. Residential unit sales were down 8 per cent to 32,875 units, while the ave...

HORGAN FLYING HIGH: BC Premier’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time High Amid COVID-19 Response

“Premier Horgan really leads the charge,” said Steve Mossop with Insights West polling agency. “We have approval ratings rocketing by 17 points in just seven months to 68 per cent, which is real...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Negative Trend Of Rising Daily Cases

For a second week in a row, the daily COVID-19 cases are on a negative uptick with average for the last two weeks going well above 20 for each day. Authorities are worried especially after people are ...

NDP Says Andrew Wilkinson Tried To Block John Horgan’s 20% Car Insurance Rate Cut But NDP Didn’t Let Him

The legislation, which was passed Wednesday, overhauls ICBC with an enhanced care model that will save drivers an average of $400 per year by eliminating hundreds of millions of dollars in legal costs...

BC Sees Job Numbers Climb By 118,000 As Gradual Economic Recovery Begins

"The monthly labour force numbers for June continue to show signs of our province's gradual economic restart, with more than 118,000 people finding jobs last month. Employment gains in May and June ha...

NPF ROUNDTABLE: National Police Federation Continues To Demand Clarity And Costing On Proposed Surrey Police Transition

The National Police Federation (NPF) argues Surrey’s proposed police transition would reduce the number of police officers in Surrey: giving people less for more, as taxpayers would be burdened with...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Uptick In Daily Cases A Worry Especially After Study That Says There Are Eight Times More Positive Cases Than Reported

A recent uptick in reported daily COVID-19 cases is a concern for health authorities in BC especially after a new study that suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected b...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Hit Above 20 For Tuesday But No New Deaths

COVID-19 cases again jumped over 20 for Tuesday as infection hotspots continue around the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 21 new ...

Independent Investigation Into Indigenous-Specific Racism In Health Care Begins But Will Those Responsible Be Punished?

Mary Turpel-Lafond was appointed on June 19 by Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, after highly disturbing allegations of racism in B.C. emergency rooms were reported. She has now assembled her team for t...