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Buyers eager to live and work in the South Granville Lofts

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Retirement in Mexico

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Window tax clearly a pain

Windfall for Victoria in good-behaviour incentive Jim Jamieson Province Victoria has yielded to pressure from the construction industry by allowing a "grandfathering" period for a controversial new tax rule relating to windows. As part of l…

Profit going up, but trouble on horizon

Paul Luke Province Yankee, please don't go home. Canadian hotels will emerge from red ink this year but will continue struggling with a drop in U.S. visitors, the Conference Board of Canada says. The industry will make a modest profit of $2…

Boomtowns and busts around B.C.

As rural areas decline, B.C. has become the most urban province in Canada Frances Bula, with files from Peter O'Neil Sun Busts in the Forests and Mining TownsBoom in the Oil Patch Boom in the Retirement Areas Photograph by : 2006 Census of …

U.S. housing market worries spark big losses

Retail sales figures add to concern that hands North American markets triple-digit declines Malcolm Morrison Sun Fresh worries about the U.S. housing market handed North American stock markets triple-digit index losses Tuesday, wiping out l…

Stay away from dangerous websites ending with; .tk,.info,.ws,.ro,.ru

GILLIAN SHAW Sun SECURITY If you want to stay out of trouble on the World Wide Web, steer clear of Romania and Russia. These two countries, found at websites ending in . ro for Romania and . ru for Russia, are the r i s k i e s t fo r l a r…

Going down: Get set for great camera deals

Jefferson Graham USA Today Sally Smith Clemens (left), Olympus product manager, shows off the 10-megapixel Evolt E-410 while Steve Heiner, Nikon product manager, holds the 10-megapixel D40x. Both cameras sell for $799. LAS VEGAS — Thi…

Costly housing plan has merit on compassionate grounds

Sun Homelessness has been a priority item on the public agenda for at least five years. In that time, there have been dozens of studies and reports, and countless programs and initiatives on which hundreds of millions of dollars have been s…

Canon's stylish new printer is portable, fast

Sun 1 CANON PIXMA IP90V PORTABLE PHOTO PRINTER, $375. If you're looking for a portable printer -- small enough to fit into one of the larger laptop bags -- with high print quality, then the stylish new Canon Pixma iP90v could fit the bill. …

Housing starts down, but still strong

Analysts say drop a levelling-off after frantic pace Derrick Penner Sun Although starts in the first two months of this year remain below 2006 levels, Canada Mortgage and Housing analysts say the trend is merely a levelling-off of construct…

Waste wood burning plan at Olympic village raises stink

6,000 tonnes of pellets a year would be trucked in; burned using incinerators Frances Bula Sun Sometimes, the greenest technology doesn't seem very green at first sight. That's what Vancouver's Olympic village planners are saying as they co…

Car GPS system fits in your pocket

Lowell Conn Province We can't help but feel snookered by Mio, a company that got its foot in our door by offering great car GPS systems. Now, it's created the P550 PDA with embedded GPS antenna, preloaded maps and wireless connectivity. The…

A Capitol investment opportunity

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Grow your own home: 'Fab tree hab'

Abode sprouts from a few seeds, is good for the planet Chris Lackner Sun Artist's rendition of the Fab Tree Hab, designed by engineers and architects at Massachusetts Institute for Technology Photograph by : Mitchell Joachim/Archinod Studio…

Interactive video system delivers the facts

Marke Andrews Sun Babak Maghfourian, CEO of VideoClix, provides a new way for consumers to learn about products though a simple click. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Back in 1999, Babak Maghfourian was watching television at his…

City offered radical plan for homeless

Consultants' proposal sees city donating at least $50 million in land for housing Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER - Vancouver can solve its homelessness problem only by presenting governments with a new model that will get them interested in pro…

A traditional Taiwanese hot pot house proves popular

Pots of tofu and noodles in steaming broth are signature dishes at this busy Richmond restaurant Stephanie Yuen Sun Vivian Shih (right) and Peggy Shih with some dishes available at their family's restaurant, Han Ju Tofu Hot Pot in Richmond.…

Having lunch with the butler

The Butler Did It's hearty lunch fare at reasonable prices keeps patrons coming back Mia Stainsby Sun The Butler Did It is just what the neighbourhood needed -- a really good lunch spot. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun If anyone'…

B.C. government cracks down on smoking in public

Miro Cernetig Sun MAKING IT A LITTLE LESS CONVENIENT TO SMOKE: New rules for public smoking and cigarette sales will require shops like John Luu's Blue Angel convenience store on West Pender to change their displays. Photograph by : Ian Smi…

Cameras get even more fancy

Jefferson Graham USA Today Canon's new Powershot TX1 digital camera, which takes stills and hi-definition video clips. The camera sells for $499 and will be in stores later this month. Digital camera makers are rolling out innovations &mdas…

$1B Olympic housing challenge 3000 low-income units, 250 for games

3,000 low-income units, 250 for Games workers, 50% welfare rate hike among panel suggestions Frances Bula Sun Vancouver will need as much as $1 billion worth of housing and support in time for the 2010 Olympics in order to meet the promises…

Yaletown a fine venue for Donovan

COOL VIRAL VIDEO. Idea is to want to come home here Jeani Read Province the dining area shows off trendy wide-plank hardwood flooring; high quality materials such as this granite countertop and designer stainless sink are standard the livin…

February home sales see unexpected jump

Sun VANCOUVER -- Housing sales re-accelerated across the Lower Mainland in February with a surprising jump in prices, which helped reverse a slowing trend that settled into markets last June, statistics from the major real estate boards sho…