Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in April rose 22 per cent compared with March, powered by an increase in starts of multi-unit urban homes. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted…

Canadian retail sales fell 1.4 per cent to $65.3 billion in March as sales at gas stations and new car dealers declined, Statistics Canada said. However, the agency said its early estimate for April pointed to a gain of 0.2 per cent for…

The first increase in annual inflation since its June 2022 peak was driven in part by higher mortgage interest costs and higher rent prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Mortgage interest costs were up 28.5 per cent in April compared…

Wearing a protective mask, a dog walker ventures out as heavy smoke from northern Alberta forest fires blankets downtown Calgary on May 16, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)Once again, Canada will almost certainly fail to…

Major crimes are up 20 percent in Toronto compared to 2022. TTC stabbings, sex crimes, break-ins, and a drug crisis have shocked city residents. Non-partisan think tank Cardus released a new research brief to help councillors and the city’s…

Average asking rents in Canada rose 20 per cent in April for all property types to $2,002 over the pandemic low in April 2021 of $1,662, according to the Rentals.ca  and Urbanation latest National Rent Report.*That’s an average…

Statistics released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales jumped by double digits on a month-over-month basis in April 2023.Highlights:National home sales surged 11.3% month-over-month in…

Toronto-based Dubbeldam Architecture + Design is among nine women-led practices from around the globe featuring in an exhibition opening at the Venice Architecture Biennale later this month.The global housing crisis has created an…

The Quebec government has now mapped out how it will achieve 60 per cent of its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, Premier Francois Legault said Friday as he announced an updated green economy plan.  The third edition of the…