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The CISC Applauds the Federal Government’s Commitment to Implement Federal Prompt Payment…
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) applauds the recent federal budget announcement, which further solidifies the Canadian government’s commitment to the implementation of federal prompt payment legislation and adjudicative…
3XN-designed timber office building in Toronto aspires to be tallest in North America
International real estate firm Hines has announced plans for T3 Bayside, the first office building in Toronto’s emerging Bayside community, located on the shores of Lake Ontario. Designed by the renowned Danish architecture firm 3XN, the…
Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warming
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water quality, worsening erosion and posing tougher challenges for farming,…
8-storey hybrid wood commercial building set to rise in Toronto
The race is on for the tallest of the tall timber buildings in Canada. In Toronto, one contender is 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci (BNC) Architects and Urban Design. If completed today, it would be the tallest modern mass…
Report warns of criminal use of GTA real estate due to lax disclosure
TORONTO – Criminals may be taking advantage of lax disclosure rules in the Greater Toronto Area to park billions of dollars in ill-gotten gains in the regional housing market according to a new report.
The report out Thursday by…
Anchor store expected to help largely vacant mall attract merchants, shoppers
CALGARY – Ten months after tenants started moving into the still mostly empty New Horizon Mall just north of Calgary, its first anchor tenant is being announced this week.That means the grand opening originally scheduled for October…
Luxury sales down in formerly hot housing markets, but up in Montreal
Luxury home sales fell in the two formerly hot housing markets of Vancouver and Toronto, as well as Calgary, in the first couple months of the new year, according to data released Wednesday by Sotheby's International Realty Canada.That…
In pre election budget, Liberals boost infrastructure cash to cities, broadband
OTTAWA – The Trudeau Liberals are making another end-run on the provinces in their bid to spend infrastructure money, citing problems with getting projects off the ground as a reason to deliver $2.2 billion more directly to cities.…
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech
OTTAWA – Thank you, Mr. Speaker.Last week, I was back home in Toronto–where I had a chance to visit with some young people at the Boys and Girls Club in Regent Park.It was March Break last week, so they were pretty focused on having…
Liberals offer ‘modest’ help for first time homebuyers
OTTAWA – On the eve of a federal election this fall, the Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portion of their mortgage costs and increasing the amount they can borrow from their…