Showing posts with label Vancouver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vancouver. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Canada: Vancouver: Who is the man charged in the vehicle attack?


CBC News: The National has the story in Canada. Police say Kai-Ji Adam Lo, arrested in the Vancouver car-ramming attack, has a history of police contact. Here’s what else we know about the 30-year-old man now facing eight murder charges.

Sunday, 16 June 2024

Canada: Vancouver police say 'several' injured after seaplane collides with boat


CBC News has the story.

A number of passengers were treated for injuries and sent to hospital after a Harbour Air floatplane collided with a pleasure boat in Coal Harbour on Saturday, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Home Sales Increase in Vancouver


The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales jumped 46.3% in September compared with last year. The board says 2,333 homes were sold in September, up from 1,595 sales last year, to come in at a level just 1.7% below the 10-year average for September. A total of 4,866 homes were listed in the month, a 7.8% decrease compared with a year earlier, and a 29.9% increase compared with August. These statistics indicate a more balanced housing market.

Toronto and Vancouver remain among the most overvalued housing markets in the world, according to a new report from UBS Global Wealth Management.

House prices right now are falling in Vancouver. For the Vancouver 409 attached homes sold in August, the benchmark price was $654,000 - down 7.8% from a year earlier.

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Vancouver City Statistics

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada in British Columbia. The 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in Vancouver. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009. Also, the 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver and Whistler. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Vancouver.