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The Cullen Commission estimated that in 2019 alone, $5.3 Billion of illicit funds was laundered through the Vancouver real estate market, which increased housing prices by 5%. [104] "The Vancouver Model" is a way for Chinese organized crime to launder revenue generated primarily by fentanyl sales through casinos. [105]
Portobello West has only ever had one January Market and one February Market, both in 2007. After consultation with local artists and designers and the general public, the January and February Markets were determined to be unpopular, predominantly as a result of the consistently inclement weather in the region during those months.
CBC Marketplace is a Canadian investigative consumer program which has been broadcast on CBC Television since 1972. The program investigates consumer reports on issues such as product testing , health and safety , fraudulent business practices, and also tests government and industry promises.
AM Extra was joined by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle to share updates for the community. Watch the full video in the player above.
The Port of Vancouver supports 115,300 jobs in Canada and provides $1.4 billion a year in tax revenues. [6] Vancouver's central area has 60% of the region's office space and is home to headquarters of forest products and mining companies as well as branches of national and international banks, accounting and law firms.
Corus continued to cut staff in its television and radio businesses over the following months, including layoffs in the Global News division (including the end of local news production at CHBC-DT in Kelowna, replaced with newscasts produced at Vancouver sister station CHAN-DT with contributions from local reporters), [74] [75] [76] layoffs at ...
Homelessness as a social issue in Vancouver originated from federal funding cuts to affordable housing. [5] After market housing increased, the cost of housing became one of Vancouver's main causes of homelessness, alongside lack of income. The homeless population in Vancouver is subjected to high amounts of crime-related victimization.
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