Ramifications of a trade war: Experts look at the numbers for Canada
The Globe and Mail–Jun. 17, 2018
For Canada, it predicts the economy would shrink 1.8 per cent. … co-authored by Scotiabank’s Brett House, Juan Manuel Herrera, Rene Lalonde and Nikita Perevalov. … The tariffs are set to take effect July 6 and would push the world’s two …. Copyright 2018 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.
Canadian marijuana firms warned to play by the rules after legalization
CTV News–Jun. 11, 2018
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The former chair of the federal cannabis taskforce is warning the industry to play by the rules when recreational marijuana …
Queer quips: Pride 2018 performers sound off
NOW Magazine–Jun. 15, 2018
Appears at Church Street Comedy Supes Spesh Pride Edish, June 17, 8 pm, at Pegasus; Hutch & Friends, June 22, 8 pm, at Majlis Art Garden; …
43 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, June 17
Straight.com–Jun. 16, 2018
43 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, June 17 … The 2018 Queer Arts Festival at the Roundhouse Community Arts … and intercultural music from the Middle East and Canada at the Waterfront Theatre and other venues. … version of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s Kobe Paper Log House.
Vancouver, BC, tries again to thwart foreign real–estate speculators
Seattle Times–Jun. 12, 2018
The effectiveness of the so-called ‘speculation tax’ on some British Columbia realestate is unclear, and so is its impact on U.S. locations …
Dip in commercial real estate activity expected: BCREA
Business in Vancouver–Jun. 7, 2018
For the first time in three years, the British Columbia Real Estate Association’s Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) has decreased, indicating …
For low-income residents in Vancouver, a different kind of real estate …
The Globe and Mail–May 29, 2018
Development in downtown Vancouver and rising real estate prices have … in total damages, which was upheld by a B.C. Supreme Court judge …
What happens if BC’s housing bubble bursts
BCBusiness–Jun. 13, 2018
What happens if B.C.‘s housing bubble bursts … The real estate boom gripping B.C., and the city of Vancouver in particular, has been historic …
Sales of Vancouver homes above $3-million cool in wake of tax …
The Globe and Mail–May 24, 2018
The BC NDP government’s February budget measures to rein in Vancouver’s runaway real estate market are starting to erode sales and prices …
Cost-conscious parents buying condos for kids studying away from …
The Globe and Mail–May 30, 2018
… a software engineer who lives in Cloverdale, B.C., both did what felt like the … in spite of the current real–estate mania in many Chinese cities, …
Toronto Star
CREA cuts home sales forecast due to weaker numbers in BC and …
CP24 Toronto’s Breaking News–Jun. 15, 2018
The Canadian Real Estate Association is now expecting an even bigger … CREA said the decrease reflects weaker sales in B.C. and Ontario, …