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Rogers Sells Former CityTV Building In Sankofa Square For $55M To Cieslok Group
The office tower at 33 Dundas Street East in Toronto. (Colliers)
Toronto-based telecommunications and media giant Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.B) has sold the prominent office building located at one of Canada’s highest-profile intersec...
Who Owns What: The Watermania Waterpark Richmond May Expropriate
Watermania, located at 14300 Entertainment Boulevard in Richmond, is currently leased by the City of Richmond.
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Vancouver Real Estate Rundown: Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2026
The news you need to know, project updates, new CRE listings, and council meeting items. Here's what happened last week and your primer for this week.
[This Rundown is delivered to over 2,100 real estate professionals weekly. Interested in...
The BC Conservatives Are Forming Government. Here’s What They’ve Promised.
(Lorne Doerkson, Facebook)
The election was called less than an hour after the polls closed. The Conservative Party of BC won in a landslide and will be forming a majority government. The results are still being finalized, but the Conserva...
Wesgroup, Crombie REIT Unveil 5-Tower Collingwood Safeway Redevelopment
The proposal for 3400 Kingsway in Vancouver. (Wesgroup, Crombie REIT, MCMP Architects)
Location: 3400 Kingsway, Vancouver
Developer: Wesgroup and Crombie REIT (TSX: CRR.UN)
Architect: MCMP Architects
After forming a joint venture...
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