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TORONTO – Ontario introduced legislation Wednesday to streamline approval processes in a bid to boost the province's housing supply but the bill lacked key measures advocates and experts have long urged – something the housing minister…

VICTORIA – Homebuyers in British Columbia will soon be protected by provincial regulations that include a cooling-off period that allows time to back out of a real estate agreement, the provincial finance minister says.The Property Law…

OTTAWA – The Russian invasion of Ukraine is adding to inflationary pressures around the world and in Canada, a senior Bank of Canada official said Friday.In a speech by webcast to a conference at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of San…

THE AURORAN As families look at in-home senior care or face the reality of their kids returning unable to afford a home of their own, detached garages and other buildings on-site could offer some temporary or permanent solutions.This…

VANCOUVER – A municipal government report that says British Columbia is building enough homes to match the province's population growth has drawn sharp criticism from the housing minister.The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) report…

OTTAWA – The cost of living jumped in February at a rate not seen in over 30 years on the back of rising prices for gasoline and groceries, which economists warn are set to become more expensive and push inflation rates even higher.The…

BuildForce Canada has released its annual ‘Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward’ highlights for the maritime provinces. BuildForce reports that in an effort to provide the construction industry with an outlook more focused on…

There were 4,898 housing units that began construction in the Thompson-Okanagan in 2021, a 50.3 per cent increase compared to 2020, according to ‘BC Check-Up: Invest’, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British…

According to ‘BC Check-Up: Invest’, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, the number of housing units that began construction on Vancouver…

THE CHATHAM VOICE A partnership between Chatham-Kent and Hope Haven to create an overnight shelter is but one of the local efforts aimed at addressing a growing homelessness problem.There's also ongoing behind-the-scenes work aimed at…