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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Chuck Chiang |Jeremy Hainsworth |Ish Sharma
In a maze of cement under Vancouver, the latest expansion to the SkyTrain rapid-transit system is taking shape, one stretch of track at a time. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth described how track is being hauled into place in 400-metre lengths, as he led a tour of the $2.95-billion Broadway subway project and its two brightly lit centrepiece tunnels on Monday.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Ish Sharma |Brieanna Charlebois |Brendan Kergin
The Canadian Press - | Story: 553918The British Columbia government has launched a review of its primary health care system, in accordance with the ruling New Democrats' confidence agreement with the Green Party. The assessment is being co-ordinated by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the two-member Green caucus. The government says in a statement that a working group will engage with key stakeholders in the assessment of all elements of B.C.'s primary care system.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Ish Sharma |Brieanna Charlebois |Brendan Kergin
Ish Sharma / Business in Vancouver - Jun 2, 2025 / 11:22 am | Story: 553874About three in ten (29 per cent) Canadians who plan to retire within the next two years expect to carry a mortgage into retirement, according to a recent Royal LePage survey conducted by Leger. Royal LePage said the shift reflects broader housing trends and financial pressures. Canada's ongoing affordability crisis is prompting many to delay homeownership, which in turn leads to more retirees still paying off mortgages.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Ish Sharma |Brieanna Charlebois |Brendan Kergin
About three in ten (29 per cent) Canadians who plan to retire within the next two years expect to carry a mortgage into retirement, according to a recent Royal LePage survey conducted by Leger. Royal LePage said the shift reflects broader housing trends and financial pressures. Canada's ongoing affordability crisis is prompting many to delay homeownership, which in turn leads to more retirees still paying off mortgages.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Jeff Bell |Stefan Labbe |Ish Sharma |Wolfgang Depner
British Columbia's health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren't being tracked. The status is known as extended leave, in which a person receiving involuntary mental health treatment is allowed back into the community while remaining under care.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Rob Gibson |Jeff Bell |Stefan Labbe |Ish Sharma
Domtar Inc. has been penalized $17,200 for nearly two dozen failures to control the release of emissions from its Skookumchuck, B.C., mill. The kraft pulp mill was found to have violated pollution levels 23 times over eight months starting in 2021, according to a decision from director of the Environmental Management Act Bryan Vroom.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Rob Gibson |Kirk Penton |Ish Sharma |Wolfgang Depner
B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon touched on a wide range of development and housing issues Thursday during an address to the Urban Development Institute, including infrastructure funding, planning standardization and housing targets In wide-ranging remarks made in Vancouver, Kahlon said that a dialogue is needed around infrastructure funding to address B.C.’s challenges around housing supply and affordability.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Rob Gibson |Darron Kloster |Bob Mackin |Ish Sharma
If you've pulled into the pump in recent days, you've likely noticed gas prices are on the rise in the Okanagan. The price of regular gasoline in the Thompson-Okanagan region ranges from 130.9 to 152.9 cents per litre, depending on where you are.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Darron Kloster |Bob Mackin |Ish Sharma |Chuck Chiang
A man has been arrested after someone allegedly set fire to an RCMP detachment building in British Columbia's Northern Interior region. Police say the Northern Rockies detachment building in Fort Nelson, B.C., had to be temporarily evacuated on Thursday after "a considerable amount of smoke" from the fire entered the building through its air intake.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Darron Kloster |Bob Mackin |Ish Sharma |Chuck Chiang
A member of the BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that an orthopedic surgeon’s case against a fellow orthopedic surgeon and Northern Health Authority will proceed to a hearing. In an April 1 ruling, Andrew Robb denied applications to dismiss the complaint from Dr. Anthony Joseph Costa. Costa and Dr. Michael Moran both practiced at NHA-operated University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George. Costa took leaves due to depression symptoms related to the structuring of on-call responsibilities.
