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Ontario wildfire evacuees recall ashes ‘landing from the sky’ in harrowing escape
THUNDER BAY — The smoke that blanketed Whitesand First Nation became thicker, darker and more…
Over 70 Montreal households in emergency housing as affordability in city gets worse
MONTREAL — A little over a week after Quebec’s unofficial moving day, 71 households in…
Liberals shut down debate over proposed probe into B.C. condo buyout plan
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs shut down a Conservative attempt to have the House of Commons…
Eby compares condo-purchase plan to “liquidation” at below construction costs
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a joint federal-provincial plan to convert unsold…
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. ‘condo bailout’ blocking ‘a price correction’
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa’s proposal to…
Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA — Converting British Columbia’s glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting…
Plan to buy B.C. condos might be more about stabilizing sector than housing: expert
VICTORIA — A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing…
Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
VANCOUVER — The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined…
Housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and school dropouts: think tank
MONTRÉAL — A Quebec think tank says the province’s housing crisis is a driver of…
Radon in Newfoundland public housing a reminder of urgent national problem: experts
ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing…
Landlord hasn’t paid the mortgage? Know your tenant rights in event of power of sale
You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time —…
Carney announces national food security strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has announced a national food security strategy aimed at giving…
B.C. home sales struggle in May as mortgage rates rise and labour market stays weak
VANCOUVER — Rising mortgage rates and a weaker labour market are weighing on home sales…
Addressing homelessness should be considered nation-building project: big city mayors
EDMONTON — Mayors of Canada’s big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building…
Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA — Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada’s most…