Real Estate

Greater Victoria construction pace slows

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

Government policy designed to cool the housing market has played a role in slowing the pace of all construction in Greater Victoria, figures released Monday by Statistics Canada ...

SNC-Lavalin charts new course, aims to shift away from construction and oil

Kevin Greenard: The Greenard Group’s 10 principles for picking stocks

Central bank qualifying rate used in mortgage stress tests falls

Wholesale trade falls in May, breaking five-month streak of increases

Markets up slightly ahead of US GDP data, European central bank meeting

Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill

Equifax to pay up to US$700M in data breach settlement

Anti-meat Weather Network video 'doesn't reflect the true story': meat industry

Drilling forecast goes from bad to worse after slow start to summer deployments

Transat co-founder could make more than $17 million from sale to Air Canada

Canada's main stock index edges higher, Canadian dollar down

Canada's 'largest private buyout' sees BC Partners buy $5.2B stake in GardaWorld

IMF sees weaker global economy but upgrades U.S. forecast; Canada unchanged

US home sales fall 1.7% with prices high and supply low

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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Five things to know about the project

Pipeline protesters march up Patricia Bay Highway in traffic lanes

Regulator seeks opinions on Trans Mountain pipeline process resumption

Comment: Trans Mountain pipeline could benefit First Nations

Disaster response plan reignited after Trans Mountain green light

B.C. files second legal challenge against Alberta over turn-off-taps law

Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Trans Mountain CEO says shovels could be in ground on pipeline by September

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Police say Port Alberni teens are suspects in 3 northern B.C. killings

Man seen clinging to Johnson Street Bridge as it's lifted

Jack Knox: Royal Roads uproots heritage gardens fee

Man sought in Alaska Highway murder investigation

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RCMP say two missing Surrey, B.C., men not linked to triple homicide

Two teens thought to be missing now suspects in 3 northern B.C. ...

Vancouver police say they found large marijuana cooking operation

Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two ...

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Co-stars say Huffman remorseful for role in college case

Acerbic satire of 'The Beaverton' thriving in polarized political climate

Canadian actor Simu Liu to star in Marvel's 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten ...

Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, 'Despacito'

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Lametti swats back at Ontario attorney general over legal aid spending

Man unhurt after unauthorized ride on ramp of swing bridge in Victoria

Allstate loses bid to sue whistleblower who alleged policy discrimination

Violin teacher who measured girls' breasts convicted of sexual assault on appeal

Local

Family of Metchosin man waits for answers in homicide

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

The family of homicide victim Martin Payne, found dead in his Metchosin home the same week two violent offenders escaped from William Head prison, says it’s waiting for answers about whether there . . .

Local

Descendants of baby abandoned in Victoria in 1925 solve family puzzle

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

The doorbell rang and nobody was there save a baby boy wrapped in a blanket inside a picnic basket with a still-warm bottle of milk, $5 and an attached card with half of it torn away. “Please . . .

Islander

Why can't you find a doctor?

Lindsay Kines ,  Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

Is there a “shortage” of doctors or are other factors at work? Why are young doctors opting out of family practice, where are they going and what’s the impact on patients when they’re unable to find a physician?

Business

Developers clamour for piece of Vancouver Island

Frank O'Brien / Business In Vancouver

Victoria faces big-city problems, and potential, as an industrial land shortage and high demand for office and retail space characterize the province’s strongest commercial real estate market . . .

Islander

A preview of the Island's summer festivals and events

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

The music community on Vancouver Island has undergone a seismic shift the past few years, with postponement or cancellation of some of the area’s biggest festivals, leaving the future of summer . . .

Opinion

To stay cool, leave house windows closed or open?

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

The assumption here is that you want to keep your house as cool as possible in hot weather without resorting to air conditioning.

Local

Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

After he inadvertently trashed one of its room with packs of pepperoni and a flock of seagulls, the Empress Hotel has granted a Nova Scotia man a pardon and lifted a lifetime ban. Seventeen years. . .

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