The annual pace of housing starts in July fell 10 per cent from June when they posted their strongest showing of the year.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports the annual pace of urban starts was down 11 per cent, the rate of multi-unit urban starts fell 12 per cent and the pace of single-detached urban starts dropped four per cent.
C-M-H-C says housing starts fell 23 per cent in Vancouver but rose 33 per cent in Calgary.
The provincial government will spend nearly 26-million dollars annually for settlement services to help newcomers succeed in their new communities. That's an increase from six-million dollars the province had previously provided.
When officers arrived on scene they found ten vehicles had been sprayed with orange and blue paint. Officers collected evidence and began canvassing the area for CCTV footage.
B.C. Premier David Eby said the expansion project will create more than 400 jobs, while ensuring world-leading medicines are developed in Canada for Canadians and people globally.
An open letter from the Surrey Police Service says the ongoing debate over whether the city transitions to using a municipal force or returns to the RCMP means employees are increasingly distracted by worries about their futures. The letter calls for "a clear and safe path forward for policing in Surrey."
Surrey RCMP is investigating a single vehicle collision in the area of 152nd street and 62a Avenue. A vehicle was travelling north bound on 152 street when the driver lost control and struck a power pole, severely damaging it.
Parmjit was driving a 2007 white Honda Civic bearing British Columbia, license plate “595GMV”. Parmjit is described as a South Asian male, 5’7”, 146 lbs, short white hair, brown eyes; wearing a black jacket.