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OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says he would like municipalities to reshape local rules to more quickly build units through the government's national housing strategy.Social Development Minister Ahmed…

HALIFAX — Two days after Nova Scotia's Liberals announced temporary rent caps in response to evictions and fast-rising rents amid the pandemic, they quietly decreased how broadly the controls applied.On Nov. 25, Chuck Porter, who was at…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised municipal leaders federal backing and resources toward efforts to address the high cost of housing that he says is creating a crisis for young and middle-class families.The cost of…

OTTAWA — The new CEO and president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says she believes achieving the organization's goal of facilitating attainable housing for all Canadians by 2030 will be more difficult because of the pandemic.…

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is pouring cold water on the economic fires from the government's latest spending plan, saying that an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amount of stimulus from the Trudeau Liberals'…

HALIFAX – A new report says Nova Scotia needs a major push to create publicly funded, non-profit housing to make up for over 25 years of lost ground.The Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in the…

OTTAWA – A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As it stands, the budget office…

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is calling on the federal government to establish a fund to help municipalities fix their leaky pipes and crumbling sewers.A video released by the labour-management…

OTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to ``active transportation.''The National Active Transportation Fund, $400 million to be spent over…

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's use of a controversial land planning tool as concerns mount about overuse.The mechanism known as a ministerial zoning order gives the municipal affairs minister power…