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B.C. announces online building permit hub to speed up homebuilding across province
BURNABY - The British Columbia government says a new online "hub" will speed up building permit processes across jurisdictions. Premier David Eby says "slow and complicated" building permit processes ...
May 27, 2024
Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys
VANCOUVER AND TORONTO - Canada's Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reve...
May 24, 2024
Manitoba government plans new rules for rent increases and incentives for new housing
WINNIPEG - Some Manitoba landlords may have a harder time raising rents above inflation and could be ordered to phase-in increases over years if a bill introduced Thursday by the Manitoba government b...
May 23, 2024
B.C. rental housing plan includes 670 below-market rental units in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The second phase of a homebuilding partnership between the province and Metro Vancouver will deliver up to 670 below-market rental units in four separate urban areas, Premier David Eby sai...
May 23, 2024
Construction on flood control project in Brevoort Park begins
Construction is starting on a project designed to mitigate flooding in the Brevoort Park neighbourhood during summer storms. The project, which is expected to be completed next year, will see new stor...
May 22, 2024 Underground water storage tanks will be installed in Brevoort Park as part of Saskatoon's flood mitigation strategy. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
CPP Investments earned 8% in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion
TORONTO - Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The lower return for the Canada...
May 22, 2024
B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow the City of Vancouver to limit rent increases for new tenants in its poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. The rent ...
May 13, 2024
Ministry of Highways reminds drivers to slow down in construction zones
Construction season is underway on Saskatchewan's highways, and the provincial government is asking everyone to do their part in order to keep drivers and workers safe. This year, the Ministry of High...
May 13, 2024 The provincial government plans to improve more than 1,100 kilometres of highways this construction season. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Compensation in property case should be guided by zoning as watershed area: top court
OTTAWA - The zoning of a St. John's, N.L., property as a watershed area should guide the process of compensating the owners for expropriation of the land, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7...
May 10, 2024
P.E.I. hoping to attract company to manufacture modular homes for the province
CHARLOTTETOWN - The P.E.I. government says its plan to address the province's housing shortage includes finding a company to manufacture modular homes on the Island. The government announced Monday it...
May 06, 2024
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