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B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction workers and contractors are paid on time. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the bill is abou...
Oct 07, 2025
Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail bypass
MONTREAL - Two years after their home was expropriated to make way for a rail bypass, Lac-Mgantic, Que., resident Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger are still fighting to stay in the stone cottage wher...
Oct 07, 2025
Bills on high rent, lack of housing lost in rush to wrap N.S. legislature: NDP
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP leader is highlighting a pair of her party's housing bills she says were lost in the government's rush to wrap up the fall sitting of the legislature. Claudia Chender says ...
Oct 07, 2025
Broadway business excited as end of bridge construction nears
The end of a major construction project on the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon is finally in sight. The 93-year-old bridge has been closed since May while it undergoes a rehabilitation. While no exact da...
Oct 06, 2025 While businesses are glad the bridge will open ahead of the holiday season, a number noted that they didn't see a big drop in customer traffic during the past six months. (650 CKOM file photo)
As Barrie, Ont., moves to clear encampments, some people say they have nowhere to go
BARRIE - For the past 15 years, Shania Steeves has slept on sidewalks and stayed in overcrowded, sometimes unsafe shelters. She has been homeless off and on for nearly half of her life, and she has al...
Oct 03, 2025
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO - Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes...
Oct 03, 2025
Homes on Saskatoon's east side will see water pressure drop due to construction
Some residents of Saskatoon's east side will be dealing with a drop in water pressure over the coming weeks due to construction in the area. The city said its work to upgrade the primary water main on...
Oct 02, 2025 The city said its work to upgrade the primary water main on Acadia Drive will start on Monday, and east-side residents will notice a drop in water pressure for about five weeks after construction begins. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fact File: Claims government built fake homes for photo op misleading
In September, the public announcement of the federal government's Build Canada Homes agency sparked social media posts claiming a fake construction site with fake homes was used as a backdrop for the ...
Oct 02, 2025
Budget watchdog says home affordability is getting better — but not everywhere
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing Canada's housing affordability gap - but the picture looks very different across the country. Interim Parliamentary Budge...
Oct 02, 2025
InterRent receives Investment Canada Act approval for takeover deal
OTTAWA - InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust says it has received Investment Canada Act approval for its deal to be acquired by a group including executive chair Mike McGahan and Singapore sovereig...
Sep 30, 2025
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