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What to know when helping your child buy a home

What to know when helping your child buy a home

With housing prices so high in B.C., helping your child buy a home is a great way to set them up for a better future.
Tribunal upholds some Vancouver strata fines for 'offensive' name-calling

Tribunal upholds some Vancouver strata fines for 'offensive' name-calling

Allister David Chan owned the West End building where Steven Erik Vestergaard was a tenant.
B.C. man charged in 2023 stabbing death appears in court

B.C. man charged in 2023 stabbing death appears in court

Lyle Cody Price is charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 21, 2023 stabbing death Stephen Crock
George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views

George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a long-term care home that was named after George Pearson, a B.C. politician who stoked anti-Japanese sentiment during the Second World War.
Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

SECHELT, B.C. — The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it describes as the "heightening water crisis" due to drought on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, where the Sechelt area has been hit especially hard.
Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors

Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Three men from Port Alberni, B.C., have been charged with sexual offences on minors, including trafficking of youth under 18 years old.
B.C. inquest hears of missed chance to avert starvation death of woman in home care

B.C. inquest hears of missed chance to avert starvation death of woman in home care

A former co-ordinator at the organization that oversaw Florence Girard's home care before she starved to death in October 2018 says "hindsight is 20/20" looking back at a missed opportunity to avert the tragedy.
B.C. mayors push province for public safety, housing improvements

B.C. mayors push province for public safety, housing improvements

Thirteen suggestions to Premier David Eby from the BC Urban Mayor's Caucus highlight some of the province's major issues
Premier Eby no longer promising $500 tax rebate with tariff threat looming

Premier Eby no longer promising $500 tax rebate with tariff threat looming

Amid a U.S. tariff threat, B.C. Premier David Eby launches ministry spending reviews, including possibly axing a $500 tax rebate promised in the last election; the province will also look to diversify trade beyond both the U.S. and China.
RCMP officer loses bid for appeal in sexual misconduct case

RCMP officer loses bid for appeal in sexual misconduct case

Federal court dismisses request for judicial review from former RCMP officer accused of initiating an unwanted sexual act at a Surrey, B.C., police detachment.