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Tech hubs in smaller cities gaining traction as companies hunt for labour
Toronto still dominates Canada's tech scene but smaller markets are making inroads as companies compete to find talent, a new report says.The report by real estate services firm CBRE notes that while Toronto's tech talent pool grew…
Cities need to innovate to improve transportation and reduce emissions
Mobility is essential to urban life. It contributes to people’s ability to access work, food, education, leisure and more. It also contributes to climate change.According to C40 Cities, cities are both a significant source of challenge…
More hybrids and renewables: Study imagines Nova Scotia’s green future in 2030
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's largest environmental group has published a study that envisions a province where more than 40 per cent of cars are hybrids or electric, heat pumps are widespread and imported electricity replaces coal.The…
Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery
VICTORIA – Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a report released Monday by Central 1 Credit Union.…
Changes to B.C. building code address secondary suites, energy efficiency
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has announced changes to the building code that expand options for secondary suites in multi-family buildings.The change will give local governments the choice to allow secondary suites in…
New 60-foot public art installation illuminates second phase of Toronto master-planned community
As the Galleria Mall site undergoes transformation to become Galleria on the Park, one of the largest master-planned communities in Toronto, the 60-ft-tall shopping centre pylon has been reimagined into a glowing beacon for the…
WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort
NEW YORK – WeWork is slashing nearly 20% of its workforce, embarking on a painful restructuring of its money-losing operation that doomed its stock market debut and left the office-sharing company on the brink of bankruptcy.WeWork said…
Climate change causes sinkholes, unstable bridges and ruptured pipelines
A bus got caught in a sinkhole in downtown Pittsburgh on Oct. 28, 2019.
(Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Roads, buildings and industrial facilities rely on the integrity of the ground they’re built upon. But when soils shift…
Vancouver Residential Land Sales Plummet in First Half of 2019
With a national struggle to balance supply and demand in real estate, the Vancouver market area saw extremely slow starts to the year, according to the recently released Altus Group 2019 Vancouver Flash Report. While there was strength in…
Suburban change is transforming city life around the world
We are living on a suburban planet. While the majority of humans around the world now call some form of urban habitat their home, most of us live, work and play in environments that would not usually be recognized as the traditional city.…