Tag Archives: Construction

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. He said he wants...

OTTAWA - Federal Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith is calling on the Ontario government to do more to address social housing needs in the province. At a press conference in Ottawa to announce a new ...

Alberta's social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vi...

VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oi...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is buying apartment buildings and plans to start clearing encampments next month as part of its long-term strategy to reduce homelessness. Several buildings are bein...

The City of Toronto is proposing to increase property taxes by 6.9 per cent this year to help fund its $18.8 billion operating budget for 2025. The proposed hike includes a tax increase of 5.4 per cen...

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Joly headed to Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will head to Washington this week to press the inco...

MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ruled against a real estate development company that wanted the heritage status removed from First World War fortifications overlooking the St. Lawrence River ...

MOOSOMIN, Sask. - An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off. Moosomin, located about 230 kilom...

CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...