22 h. ago Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget

Councillors from outside the majority ABC party expressed frustration at the lack of details available about the mayor's proposed spending cuts

Economics

47 h. ago 'Sea change:' Vancouver city council rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors

Vancouver's sweeping rezoning of more than 4,200 properties aims to shorten the development process by a year or more. 'Less site-by-site, customized rezoning. And more standardization and predictability,' said the city's chief planner, Josh White

Transport

47 h. ago Opinion: In Metro Vancouver, what happens in one city affects us all

Opinion: Surrey city council has directed its staff to investigate withdrawing from Metro’s 2050 land and infrastructure plan. But regional planning helps local governments work together, instead of at cross purposes.

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3 d. ago LILLEY: Community group takes councillor to court over south Etobicoke shelter

A community group in Etobicoke has filed a lawsuit against their own councillor and a supplier claiming they enriched themselves over contracts surrounding a controversial shelter.  The suit was filed last week in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Ward 3 Councillor Amber Morley and Bruce Davis, the president of a company called Public […]

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Who does Janz group want to take council back from? Themselves?

Coun. Michael Janz, the candidate in Ward papastew for the Working Families “collective” (don’t call it a party), put out a TikTok video recently breathlessly warning that “there are two conservative parties fighting for control of our city.” He was holding a brochure from PACE (the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton) and another from Tim […]

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7 d. ago Letters: Actions of Edmonton’s next council must be grounded in reality

Can Danielle Smith get a new pipeline built? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! GOVERN WITH PRAGMATISM With the civic election fast approaching, many candidates have taken to social media to share their views, especially around Truth and Reconciliation Day. Rajah Maggay, a candidate running in Nakota Isga (Ward 1), stated that city council must […]

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: 'All current council must go': Protesters at north Edmonton rally get it right

The City Plan wants 50 per cent of all commuting and shopping trips in our city to be within 15 minutes walking distance from people’s homes.

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1 week ago Keith Gerein: Edmonton city council couldn't catch a break, but they also didn't make many of their own

For incumbent city councillors, many of whom are already facing stiff winds in their re-election bids, there have been a handful of developments over the last week or two that are sure to make things even stormier. Undoubtedly the worst of these was the recent closure of the Wellington Bridge on 102 Avenue at a […]

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2 w. ago Toronto mayor resisting speed camera ban, plans to tell residents to complain to province

Chow said she plans to bring a motion to city council designed to lobby MPPs and public opinion against an impending speed camera ban.

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2 w. ago Western Pacific Trust Company Declares Third Annual Dividend on Common Shares

VANCOUVER, British Columbia , Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Pacific Trust Company (“WPTC”) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared its third consecutive annual dividend on common shares. This decision reflects the company’s continued financial strength and its commitment to delivering value to shareholders, even in a challenging economic […]

Economics

2 w. ago Opinion: Strata councils face daunting path to transition buildings to electric heat pumps

Tony Gioventu: A successful installation can significantly improve comfort and health, but it’s important for strata councils to understand what a heat pump conversion involves by using a checklist to review their situation.

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2 w. ago Brookman: Low voter turnout means mayor, council represent very few of population

The next mayor should have the support of a true majority, and should know that the policies and positions they are advocating have the support of the public

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: City council on the hook for asinine Wellington Bridge demolition decision

Sometimes the city makes a decision that is so profoundly stupid you wonder if intelligent people were involved at all. Tearing down the Wellington Bridge on 102 Avenue near the old provincial museum before the west-end LRT project is finished is just such a decision. The Wellington Bridge has to come down, at some point […]

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3 w. ago Moe, Carney hold meeting on Chinese canola tariffs, broader trade issues

OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, back from China amid a major trade dispute on canola, met Tuesday with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss ways to mend fences with both China and the United States. “We had a good meeting,” Moe told reporters after the meeting in Carney’s office. “This is another step in […]

Economics

3 w. ago Bell: Gondek wins as this awful Calgary council breathes its last gasp

Mayor Gondek started as mayor declaring a climate emergency, her term ends with her sticking to her guns

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3 w. ago MANDEL: Councillor Michael Thompson acquitted of sexually assaulting two women

After three years under the dark cloud of career-killing accusations, Toronto Councillor Michael Thompson has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a Muskoka cottage getaway over the Canada Day weekend of 2022. With a big hug from his lawyer, Leora Shemesh, Thompson left the Midland courthouse a vindicated man. But at […]

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3 w. ago Opinion: Council's Inglewood pool decision reflects broader issue of disconnection

What would you do if your community’s only indoor recreation facility was about to shut down? Would you contact your local councillor? Would you trek to city hall to speak directly to councillors and the mayor? Or organize a rally, host bake sales to raise donations or just sit back and hope it all works […]

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4 w. ago Letters: Edmonton voters should cut ties with current councillors

Is the Oilers lineup better now than last year? Vote in our daily poll! This letter is addressed to all people who vote in our upcoming civic election. Please do not vote for any incumbent councillors! In the previous election, those people elected did nothing that the people who voted for them wanted. Our Edmonton […]

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