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Halifax council to discuss proposed stadium for potential new CFL team
Halifax council will consider today a new report on a proposed 24,000-seat stadium, the pivotal component of a bid to land a Canadian Football League team for the East Coast's largest city.Maritime Football Limited Partnership, a group…
Walk With Joy
The mind boggles at how far back the agenda for a new deal for Canadian cities has suffered under the first few months of a new provincial government in Ontario, and it has nothing to do with ideology or partisan party politics.
A…
Montreal ‘shoebox’ homes highlight challenges of urban heritage preservation
MONTREAL – A Montreal borough's quest to preserve its humble ``shoebox'' homes is highlighting the challenges that come with trying to balance heritage preservation with homeowners' rights in a growing city.
Officials in Rosemont have…
You Can’t Spell “Town Hall” Without “Ow”
There are few forms of participatory democracy as hallowed as town halls, when communities come together to debate issues, build consensus and vote on the proceedings. They’ve been a feature of North American democracy and local governance…
CentreVenture names finalist designers for Winnipeg Market Lands competition
CentreVenture Development Corporation, today announced the shortlisted design teams that will compete in the Design Competition for the southern parcel of the Market Lands site. Five teams were selected by the Competition Jury through a…
Funding advances pop-up infrastructure pilot project in Toronto
Following on the results of a feasibility report released by Urban Priorities on behalf of the Delta Family Resource Centre, funding has been made available to pilot the use of pop-up infrastructure for community service agencies in…
Learn by Doing
No question about it, a lot is asked of our educational system already, and it is unfair to expect it — already burdened with thinly stretched resources — to accommodate the multitude of subjects that could potentially add value to the…
Ontario government broke promise to fund post secondary campuses: NDP
Critics accused the Ontario government on Tuesday of breaking its promises by cancelling funding for three Toronto-area post-secondary campuses, noting some Progressive Conservatives previously expressed support for the projects.The…
Re-elected Toronto mayor asks feds, province for help with affordable housing
Toronto's lack of affordable housing is a pressing problem that should receive some immediate attention from both the province of Ontario and the federal government, the city's newly re-elected mayor said Wednesday.John Tory cited housing…
Manitoba residents casting ballots on politicians, pot and pedestrians
Manitoba voters go to the polls today to cast ballots on politicians and — in some cases — pot and pedestrians.Municipal elections are being held across the province and many municipalities are holding plebiscites that will let voters…