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Real estate cheating scandal claims mortgage broker

Man who allegedly wrote licensing exam for Ryan Rana revealed; Rana on leave as 'special constable' By Jason Proctor, CBC News A bizarre B.C. real estate scandal has widened...

Your kid’s prom just got even more expensive

POLLY MOSENDZ, WASHINGTON POST   Parents are accustomed to being treated like human cash machines during prom season, spending close to $1,000 to guarantee that a...

Consumer insolvencies on the rise in B.C.

BY BETHANY LINDSAY, VANCOUVER SUN British Columbians are heading toward bankruptcy in increasing numbers, and easy access to credit suggests that trend is likely to continue. The...

Move over RRSP, TFSA: Here are 7 strategies for maximizing investment returns you might not know about

By Jason Heath Investors tend to focus first and foremost on gross returns. Since an investor only gets to keep their net return after-tax, tax should...

Does the B.C. gov’t care more about casino cash than casino crime?

BY MICHAEL SMYTH, THE PROVINCE B.C. government says 105 people with suspected ties to organized crime have been banned from casinos. More than 100 people have...

Man pays $400 a month to sleep in wooden box in friends’ San Francisco living room

Yanan Wang, Washington Post By now, the high price of rent in and around San Francisco has become at once a familiar lament and an...

What’s new for this tax-filing season?

Vancouver, British Columbia, March 30, 2016…The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) would like to remind Canadians of new or improved tax relief measures and online...

British ship believed carrying enough plutonium to make 40 a-bombs leaves Japan for U.S.

The Associated Press TOKYO — An armed British ship believed to be carrying enough plutonium to make about 40 atomic bombs left a port in...

Former Liberal MLA Barry Penner named ICBC chairman

VICTORIA – Former Liberal MLA Barry Penner is the new chairman of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. Penner will start the job March 31, on...

Federal budget 2016: Liberals push deficit to spend big on families, cities

Justin Trudeau's 1st budget moves on many Liberal spending promises, but blows away deficit pledge CBC News The first budget from Justin Trudeau's government finds the...

B.C. budget offers help to buyers of new homes

Finance Minister Mike De Jong's budget outlined $47.5 billion in spending for the 2016/17 fiscal year, starting April 1, with a projected $264 million...

Premier Clark announces upcoming changes to the public service

Premier Christy Clark announced upcoming changes to key positions in the BC Public Service: After 27 years of serving the Province, John Dyble, deputy minister...

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How to Safely Celebrate Easter and Passover

Though it may not be quite the same as past holidays, this Easter, Passover or any other event can still be filled with love,...

Magic Days Coming to Museum of Surrey

Surrey, BC – Lon Mandrake, magician, and son of the late famous Mandrake the Magician, will perform a little abracadabra at Museum of Surrey on...

TransLink completes modernization of 1980s-era SkyTrain technology

NEW WESTMINSTER: TransLink has replaced aging speakers and signs on the SkyTrain system by installing 280 new customer information screens and over 1,400 new...

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

SURREY – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. Four patients at Abbotsford Regional...