Frances Bula

Some city councils are looking not just at buying local, but also what kinds of financial support to offer businesses

Integrity Commissioner also examined text messages from a senior ABC official to ABC park board commissioners threatening disciplinary action if they did not vote in accordance with ‘party values’

Secret plan by Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff calls for quick development approvals, returning people to home communities and review of non-profits providing services

As Canadian housing costs surge, more communities are turning to land trusts to take their space back

From bike lanes to housing and elections, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta’s provincial governments are intervening in major decisions, with some critics wondering to what end

Decision may impact other projects but won’t halt proposed construction on lot across from Kitsilano school opposed by group of residents

Private donors never came on board in big enough numbers, but the VAG’s funding problems went beyond donor support

Renters will end up paying $600-million a year less once the province’s regulations fully kick in, author estimates

Rental brokers and property managers in places like Kingston, Ont., and Surrey, B.C., are noticing less demand for student housing

B.C.’s plans to allow single-staircase multi-unit dwellings is being heralded as a move that will allow for a much needed and more affordable new type of housing