The average asking rent in Canada went up last month to a record two-thousand and 78 dollars.
A new report from Rentals-dot-c-a and research firm Urbanation says the total is 8.9 per cent higher than a year earlier.
It also found that between June and July alone, the average asking rent rose 1.8 per cent.
That's the most rapid month-over-month increase in the last eight months.
Lawyers for Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston argued last October that the men were wrongfully denied a chance to give evidence about "egregious" police misconduct and cruel in-custody treatment that tainted their convictions.
Falcon told the Legislature Wednesday that instead of removing school portables, the numbers have doubled in six years of NDP government and some schools are now considering placing portables on top of each other, creating "double-decker portables."
Victoria police say they've arrested a suspect in a brazen daylight robbery at a jewelry store. They say the suspect entered the store on April 15th armed with a hammer and stole a number of items from three display cases before fleeing.
The motive of the arson has not been determined and police are actively working to identify the suspect. Video surveillance shows a person lighting what appears to be a mattress on fire prior to walking away.
Telus Health spokeswoman Juggy Sihota says in a statement the agreement will see Telus Health modify LifePlus to establish a clearer link between insured and uninsured care delivery.
In its summary of deliberations, the central bank says it considered raising interest rates from the current 4.5 per cent. The Bank of Canada appears confident that inflation will fall to three per cent by mid-year.