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Bryan and Sarah Baeumler lead Rogers’ specialty lineup, cementing its HGTV win over Corus
TORONTO — Rogers is betting big on Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, with the home renovation…
Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts care site
The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire…
As governments pour billions into new affordable housing, existing units in disrepair
MONTREAL — Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night…
By the numbers: Quebec’s struggles with social housing
MONTREAL — Nearly one-third of Quebec’s social housing units — roughly 21,500 homes — is…
Ottawa still pledging to double construction pace despite home building headwinds
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace…
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of…
Québec solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
MONTREAL — Quebec’s leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on…
B.C. man’s killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it’s unsolved
It’s been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria…
Canada has a new searchable flood risk tool. You just can’t search it yet.
Canada’s new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that…
Audit finds flood hazard mapping behind schedule, doesn’t account for climate change
OTTAWA — Federal efforts to map parts of the country facing the highest risk of…
‘Who we are’: Albertans remember Fort McMurray wildfire 10 years later
FORT MCMURRAY — Rob Rice says many residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., still can’t stand…
Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people’s housing crisis
MONTRÉAL — A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in…
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this…
Housing minister says Liberal ridings aren’t favoured for funding after Gladu comment
OTTAWA — Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa is not prioritizing infrastructure funding in Liberal…
Minister won’t commit to national flood insurance program in near future
OTTAWA — Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said Tuesday she couldn’t promise the government…