Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Chuck Chiang
Publication Date: July 2, 2025 - 16:48
B.C. easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders in bid to jump start project construction
July 2, 2025
The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for payment of development fees in a bid to jump start home construction that has been hampered by upfront costs.Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says among the biggest changes will be more flexible and extended payment timelines for homebuilders, so instead of paying development fees up front, they will pay 25 per cent at permit approval and 75 per cent when the building is occupied.
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Alberta’s government has named its own provincial police force and announced its first chief.Former deputy Calgary police chief Sat Parhar has been tapped to lead the new force, which the province says it intends to call the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service.
July 2, 2025 - 21:38 | Jack Farrell | The Globe and Mail
An 84-year-old art dealer who pleaded guilty last week in a sprawling investigation into the distribution of counterfeit Norval Morrisseau artwork bought around 500 fakes for more than $450,000 and then distributed them across Canada, according to an agreed statement of facts released Wednesday.The document outlines his role in selling forgeries, while peeling back another layer of what investigators call the biggest case of art fraud in Canadian history, a major scheme that has tarnished the late Anishinaabe artist’s legacy.
July 2, 2025 - 21:13 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
The City of Victoria says it will address ‘public disorder’ in the city's downtown core through a multi-step reallocation of $10.35 million of city funds, with the largest budget item to be spent on police and bylaw enforcement.
July 2, 2025 - 20:19 | | CBC News - Canada
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