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Taylor Swift fan quoted $3,716 for 2 nights in Vancouver hotel
The B.C. government says it will be reaching out to the hotel sector to discuss fair pricing for major events following complaints of price gouging. Several hotels are advertising room rates nearly 13 times above average during next year's Taylor Swift concert dates in Vancouver.
Restaurant sector facing 'make-or-break' holiday season, say industry groups
There are fears consumers will curtail holiday spending given the uncertain economic climate, but B.C.'s hospitality industry is banking on a lucrative December with pandemic loan repayments due in January.
Province's anti-hate measures underwhelming, says B.C.'s human rights commissioner
The British Columbia government is launching a racist incident helpline and offering community groups affected by hate crime up to $10,000. Kasari Govender says the government's measures to combat hate-motivated violence don't go far enough.
Freeland calls Bank of Canada's interest rate decision 'welcome relief'
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland issued a rare public response to the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision on Wednesday, reasserting the bank's independence.
Former top banker says premiers are 'grandstanding' on interest rate hikes
'Enough is enough': Ontario's premier is taking aim at the Bank of Canada ahead of Wednesday's rate hike decision. Newfoundland and Labrador's premier has now also written to the governor, mirroring the initial move from B.C.'s premier last week.
This B.C. real estate agent created an AI assistant. But don't expect it to know where the best schools are
Richard Morrison and his team spent months creating AI PropertyIQ, which merges housing data with GPT-4 OpenAI technology, analyzes that information and converses with users on a chat-based system to tailor their prospects.
Vancouver Island brewery delivers malt by plane to fellow brewery cut off by highway closure
Last week, Twin City Brewing Company in Port Alberni had its malt shipments cut off due to the ongoing Highway 4 closure. So the owner of Cumberland Brewing Company decided to help — with a Cessna aircraft full of grain sacks.
'Post-pandemic hangover' forcing many restaurants to file for bankruptcy, association says
Nationally, the restaurant sector is pleading with the federal government to extend the CEBA repayment deadlines. In B.C., the province is poised to help the industry, revealing additional supports are "coming soon."
B.C. premier to brief Surrey mayor and council on policing resolution
Premier David Eby says he's had multiple "constructive conversations" with Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. It's the first time Eby has spoken about the province's controversial report since its release on Friday.
Here's how the housing landscape could change under a newly re-elected Liberal government
The parliamentary makeup in Ottawa doesn't look much different, but policy experts are optimistic change is on the horizon when it comes to housing affordability in B.C.