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Inflation grew at a rate of 6.6 per cent on West Coast compared with 6.3 per cent nationally in December

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in December slowed five per cent compared with November.

Vancouver ranks in the middle of the municipality pack on approval times, processes and costs

Natural gas pipeline has faced literal and figurative mountains getting built

B.C. Premier David Eby says the changes will help speed up provincial permitting approvals and home construction in the face of a housing crisis.

Region’s office space market remains the tightest in North America

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release its home sales figures for December on Monday.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke will need to deliver a tax increase in order to pay for substantial cost overruns made more clear by the City of Surrey following last October's municipal election.

Hard times in forestry sector creating uncertainty for future of B.C. mills

Despite recognizing B.C.’s role as Canada’s economic gateway to the Asia-Pacific, the policy direction of government’s new cabinet under Premier David Eby appears to come up short in supporting that recognition with substance, one observer said.