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  • Last-Minute Recipe Ideas For New Year’s Eve

    Last-Minute Recipe Ideas For New Year’s Eve

    Ring in the new year with a full tummy! While booze is usually on the table during New Year’s Eve, it’s also nice to indulge in some good eats. Below, we’ve rounded up 15 dishes that include everything from an easy hummus dip to savoury pastries to appetizers the vegetarians in your life will appreciate.

  • 2016 in Review: B.C.’s runaway real estate market

    2016 in Review: B.C.’s runaway real estate market

    The adjectives used to describe it included hot and sizzling. Sometimes it was called a bubble or a debacle; prices jumped and rose sharply and skyrocketed. But the first week of January 2016 was when B.C.’s real estate boom got personal, when thousands of property owners across Metro Vancouver learned their assessment would rise by

  • Average rent for one-bedroom apartment dips in Vancouver

    Average rent for one-bedroom apartment dips in Vancouver

    The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver dipped slightly in December, but the city still has Canada’s highest rent for that home type. On average, Vancouverites are paying $1,820 for an apartment with one bedroom, which is down 1.1% compared with November. The reason for the drop isn’t entirely clear. “It is unclear