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B.C.'s speculation and vacancy tax rate increased for second straight year

An increase of one per cent, reaching four per cent.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 18, 2026
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Rearm and rebuild: Canada's historic new defence strategy to create 125,000 jobs

"The work of defending Canada is the work of building Canada."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 18, 2026
Premier David Eby during the 2026 B.C. budget announcement on Feb. 17, 2026. (Government of BC)
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B.C. government's budget deficit soars to new all-time high of $13.3 billion

Provincial debt will jump to $235 billion by 2028/2029.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 17, 2026
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B.C. government to cut 15,000 jobs, including executive positions

This includes the reduction of executive roles across government.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 17, 2026
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B.C. personal income tax increased for first $50,363 earned starting in 2026

But higher tax credits will offset the increase for lower incomes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 17, 2026
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B.C.’s PST will be expanded in 2026, especially for real estate

Significantly expanded to apply to more areas of the economy.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 17, 2026
Feb. 15, 2026 walk on the old Pattullo Bridge. (Kenneth Chan)
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One last crossing: Thousands take once-in-a-lifetime walk on old Pattullo Bridge

Its poor condition shows the weight of its history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 17, 2026
February 2026 construction progress on the Fifteen Fifteen tower. (Kenneth Chan | Ole Scheeren/Bosa Properties)
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Fifteen Fifteen: 'Jenga' tower in downtown Vancouver begins to take shape

The protruding forms house 18 luxury homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 16, 2026
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Up to 10 cm of snowfall possible in parts of the Lower Mainland on Monday

Could this be the first big snowfall of the winter?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 16, 2026
Pedestrians walking across the car-free, old Pattullo Bridge deck on Feb. 14, 2026. (Government of BC)
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You can now walk and bike across the old, car-free Pattullo Bridge deck

Only this Family Day long weekend.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 14, 2026
Site of Olympic Village Elementary School, immediately adjacent to the False Creek waterfront. (McFarland Marceau Architects/Vancouver School Board)
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Opinion: Vancouver keeps wasting prime urban waterfront sites on misplaced schools

Part of the larger problem of the overwhelmingly residential waterfront.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 14, 2026
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New strategy converts Vancouver houses into 'Small Care Homes' for seniors

Feeling less like an institution and more like a neighbourhood home.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 14, 2026
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Former CIBC head to become the first new CEO of Telus in 26 years

Darren Entwistle first became CEO shortly after the merger of BC Tel and Telus.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 13, 2026
Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience in Stanley Park, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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Park Board seeking new permanent attraction for Stanley Park Train site

Calls for a long-term destination experience.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 13, 2026
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New rules let Vancouver houses host bigger childcare facility and still be lived in

"A practical, modest adjustment to existing rules."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 13, 2026
Revised concept of Langara Gardens at 7051 Ash Crescent, Vancouver. (James Cheng Architects/Concert Properties/Peterson Group)
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2,600 new homes approved by Vancouver City Council for Cambie Corridor site

Another massive redevelopment for the Cambie Corridor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 13, 2026
No. 49 UBC/Metrotown Station buses on West 49th Avenue outside SkyTrain's Langara-49th Avenue Station. (Google Maps)
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All-day, TransLink bus lanes and stop changes coming to 49th Avenue in Vancouver

The changes will be made starting in Spring 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 13, 2026
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Metro Vancouver homes taking 100 days to sell as listings surge and sales slow

The market feels more like a "standoff" than a slide.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 12, 2026
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