Vancouver’s illegal rental houses reminiscent of Hong Kong’s coffin apartments – BC
A new Vancouver city councillor and former legal advocate for tenants says the discovery that landlords have been fined $90,000 after they subdivided a single-family home into a rooming house operation is sad — but not too surprising. “The practices that I saw described in this decision are regrettably practices that I have seen elsewhere […]
Vancouver’s illegal rental houses reminiscent of Hong Kong’s coffin apartments – BC
A new Vancouver city councillor and former legal advocate for tenants says the discovery that landlords have been fined $90,000 after they subdivided a single-family home into a rooming house operation is sad — but not too surprising. “The practices that I saw described in this decision are regrettably practices that I have seen elsewhere […]
Ukraine peace talks resume in Abu Dhabi after months-long pause
The last round of trilateral talks, held in Geneva in February, ended without a breakthrough. Soon after, the US-Israel war on Iran diverted Washington’s attention from Ukraine, and no other discussions were held since. Since then, European leaders – who have been largely excluded from peace talks – have pushed to be involved in the […]
What Winnipeg can learn from Toronto’s housing model – Winnipeg
By Toni De Guzman Global News Posted November 9, 2026 7:04 pm Updated November 9, 2026 7:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new mental health and addictions hospital and 2,000 housing units will be built in Winnipeg replicating a housing project based in Toronto that saw a […]
Epstein associate who still runs model agency ‘put me in danger’ says abuse survivor
If you are outside the UK, please watch on YouTube, external An email in the DOJ files, from Fuller to Epstein, makes clear the close ties between the agency and the financier. “Had it not been for you, we would have fired her months ago,” Fuller writes of another model in March 2012. “And I […]
PepsiCo to cut about 1,000 North America jobs
Bottles of Pepsi are displayed in a store in New York City on March 17, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images PepsiCo is cutting about 1,000 jobs across North America as the company tries to turn around lagging sales in its home market. “We have a clear ambition for PepsiCo North America: to build a […]
Calgary water use remains in ‘green zone’ as Bearspaw feeder main work progresses – Calgary
Calgarians continue to keep water consumption within the city’s target range as crews move ahead with work to connect the upgraded Bearspaw South Feeder Main. Calgary and neighbouring communities have now recorded five consecutive days in the “green zone” with water use remaining below the city’s target of 500 million litres a day. Water consumption […]