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CMHC predicts home sales, prices to rebound in 2025, but tariff threat clouds outlook

CMHC predicts home sales, prices to rebound in 2025, but tariff threat clouds outlook

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sales and prices this year as homebuyers take advantage of improved borrowing conditions, but its outlook is clouded by the threat of widespread tariffs from the U.S.
'This is a big change': Downtown Port Moody's first towers get the go-ahead

'This is a big change': Downtown Port Moody's first towers get the go-ahead

Vancouver-based Beedie Living will construct 32-, 34- and 38-storey towers on Spring Street, near the Moody Centre SkyTrain station.
Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on his threatened tariffs against Canada for a month.
Seaspan smashes record for most expensive property in North Shore history

Seaspan smashes record for most expensive property in North Shore history

North Vancouver's Chemtrade chemical plant and G3 grain terminal and Park Royal in West Van also make the list, though all trail behind Seaspan's Pemberton Avenue shipyard
Vancouver real estate market shifting as more sellers enter market, January sales up

Vancouver real estate market shifting as more sellers enter market, January sales up

The number of homes that changed hands in the Vancouver area rose again last month, but the city's real estate board says new listings outpaced demand as sellers showed they're eager to enter the market.
Tariff uncertainty bad for construction industry: Island association

Tariff uncertainty bad for construction industry: Island association

“I think prices are going to hyper-inflate if they have to consider unknown tariffs coming in at an unknown time from an unknown direction,” says the head of the Vancouver Island Construction Association
Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days

Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Monday not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month, pulling back from a plan that would have tipped North America into a trade war on Tuesday.
Loonie falls, S&P/TSX composite closes down nearly 300 points on tariff threat

Loonie falls, S&P/TSX composite closes down nearly 300 points on tariff threat

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down nearly 300 points while the loonie fell to its lowest level in more than two decades on the impending threat of tariffs that wasn't lifted until after market close. Markets in both Canada and the U.S.
Campbell River's Ladore Dam getting upgrade; projected cost: $297M to $379M

Campbell River's Ladore Dam getting upgrade; projected cost: $297M to $379M

All three dams in the Campbell River hydroelectric system are being upgraded at an estimated total cost of $1.25 billion to $1.78 billion.
B.C. resource company stocks jolted by tariff news

B.C. resource company stocks jolted by tariff news

B.C. forestry companies especially exposed to U.S. tariffs