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Most of the immigrants who died lived in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Part two in the debate over Vancouver’s rental shortage

VANCOUVER - Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times hi...

VANCOUVER - Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Canada.

What new data reveal about the Lower Mainland.

Douglas Todd: "Fearless" housing researcher Andy Yan praised by David Eby Analysis: B.C.s minister responsible for housing praised a researcher after testifying at the Cullen Commission, where he revisited an old apology about his role in a study. Author of the article: Douglas Todd Publishing date: May 23, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  “It is important for academics to be fearless in their study topics and Andy Yan is one of the best for fearlessness and cur...

SHARES If you think you might have COVID symptoms, don’t ignore them, advises Gurleen Kaur, who caught the virus last year. But working two jobs without sick days, she couldn’t help but be delayed in getting tested. Photo by Christopher Cheung. Long before her area in Surrey was announced as a virus hotspot, Gurleen Kaur caught COVID-19. She was 21 last summer, working two full-time jobs as a security guard, up to 70 hours a week, with shifts ending as late as ...

(Photograph by Kathleen Fisher) Nowhere to buy Soaring home prices, insane bidding wars and cancelled dreams have spread from urban centres into towns across Canada. How did everywhere become Toronto and Vancouver? May 17, 2021 It would keep happening, even though Louise Haehnel knew resisting her tendency to daydream would prevent more heartbreak. She and her husband, James, would view a house listed in Oshawa, Ont., or further afield. And she’d begin to imagine: the sofa here, the pictures ...

More than 1 million residents added to Metro Vancouver by 2050, planners project According to new data shared with the Metro Vancouver board on Friday, planners project there will be 3.8 million people living in Metro Vancouver by 2050 — a million or more people than currently reside here. Social Sharing

Article content When city hall pushes back against an attempt to turn an old parkade into hundreds of rental apartments, is that a red-tape-choked bureaucracy exacerbating a housing crisis? Or is that a case of conscientious, diligent urban planners holding the line against private interests to serve the public good? We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Dan Fumano: Vancouver mayor turns focus to clearing backlog of rental projects Back to video The ...