Canada
Takeaways from AP’s report on how World Cup host cities are approaching homelessness
ATLANTA (AP) — With the World Cup set to kick off across North America, some…
Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered ‘suspicious:’ RCMP
PENTICTON — A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction in Penticton, B.C.,…
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…
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…
First housing projects OK’d through Connecticut development authority
The first four developments paid for through the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority, including housing, a…
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…
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver sending homeless residents to other B.C. cities ahead of World Cup
Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out…
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…