British Columbia Premier David Eby has asked for a briefing from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), saying he is “very troubled” by reports of Beijing’s alleged interference in Vancouver’s 2022 municipal election. Eby said on March 17 that Canadians deserve a “thorough and independent investigation” into the claims made in a Globe and Mail article…
BC Premier ‘Very Troubled’ by Alleged Chinese Interference in Vancouver Election, Requests CSIS Briefing
Trudeau Says Claim of CCP Interference in Vancouver Elections ‘Uncorroborated, Unverified’
Canadians should “be careful” about reacting to allegations the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interfered in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, because the claims are based on “uncorroborated, unverified information.” Leaked intelligence information reported on by the Globe and Mail March 16 said then-Chinese consul general Tong Xiaoling attempted to elect…
Vancouver Mayor Criticizes Allegation of Beijing Interference in City’s Election
March 17, 2023
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has pushed back on recently surfaced allegations that the Chinese regime played a role in the 2022 municipal election. “If there’s proof of foreign interference in our election, I want to know about it, because I’m a Canadian,” Sim said in a press conference on March 16. “If there was proof…
Vancouver Mayor Criticizes Allegations of Beijing Regime Interference in City’s Election
March 17, 2023
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is pushing back on recent allegations that the Chinese communist regime played a role in the 2022 municipal election. “If there’s proof of foreign interference in our election, I want to know about it, because I’m a Canadian,” Sim said in a press conference on March 16. “If there was proof…
Province Steps in With $479M to Save BC’s TransLink From Potential ‘Death Spiral’
British Columbia is injecting nearly $500 million into the Metro Vancouver transit system to save it from what officials say is a feared “death spiral” sparked in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier David Eby said Wednesday that the $479 million in provincial funding for TransLink will keep fares affordable, prevent service cuts and enable…
Vancouver Drops Living Wage Policy for City Workers
The City of Vancouver has ended its living wage policy that had been in place for the past six years. Following a closed-door meeting on Jan. 31, councillors approved the action and will direct staff to revise the program, implementing a five-year rolling average living wage to be used as “the standard to pay fair wages to…
BC High Court Orders Three Hells Angels Clubhouses Forfeited to the Province
British Columbia’s Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province’s Civil Forfeiture Act. The unanimous decision by a three-member panel issued Wednesday, says a B.C. Supreme Court justice was wrong to find “no evidence” that the Hells Angels’ clubhouses in Nanaimo, Kelowna…
Vancouver’s December Home Sales Down 52% From Year Ago: BC Real Estate Board
The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 percent and three percent respectively from a year ago. The B.C. board says last month’s sales totalled 1,295, about 20 percent lower than they were in November and 38 percent below the 10-year December sales average….
US Family on Ski Trip Finds Lost Bag at Vancouver’s Airport on Their Way Home
Robyn Fant and her family found their final missing suitcase among a sea of unclaimed bags at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, just as they were to board a flight home to North Carolina after an annual ski trip to Whistler, B.C. Their bag was one of 1,500 that officials said remained at the airport…
BC Becomes First Province to Require Three-Day Cooling-Off Period for Homebuyers
British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period for buyers after they’ve signed an agreement to purchase a home. The new homebuyer protection period is designed to give purchasers more time to arrange financing or home inspections after a deal has been accepted, details that the provincial government has said…
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