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Bylaw targeting Toronto renovictions to be implemented summer 2025The plan will be debated at the Planning and Housing Committee next week and at Toronto City Council later in November.PoliticsOct 24
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Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepensAs temperatures drop in Montreal, homeless shelters are overcrowded and warming stations -- furnished with chairs, not beds -- are at full capacity.CanadaDec 22
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Ontario city approves new ‘renoviction’ bylaw some critics call ‘weak’Despite pushback from some councillors over its effectiveness, London passed a ‘renoviction’ bylaw to deter bad landlords from using renovations to force lower-paying tenants out.CanadaSep 26
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Guelph residents going through ‘renovictions’ take their grievances to city councilCouncil is considering whether to pass a bylaw to protect tenants from being evicted from their homes due to work being done on the building.CanadaSep 19
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Man who died in Saint John, N.B., encampment was generous and loved, says volunteerA news release says emergency crews received a report Tuesday evening about a body found at the encampment near the causeway over the Courtenay Bay Channel.CanadaOct 2
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B.C. election 2024 cheat sheet: A last-minute voter’s guideDoes B.C.'s provincial election have you scratching your head ahead of voting day? We've assembled a last-minute cheat sheet for voters.PoliticsOct 18
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3 elections, 3 provinces, 10 days: What’s at stake in these Canadian racesBritish Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan all have general elections within a 10-day period marking a very busy two weeks for politics in Canada.PoliticsOct 8
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Nova Scotia urged to close ‘pathways’ that lead people to losing their homesThe head of a Nova Scotia shelter for women and children says the province can reduce homelessness by addressing the "pathways" that lead people to end up on the street.CanadaAug 13
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Proposed London, Ont. renoviction bylaw faces scrutiny at council meetingThe bylaw as it stands would require landlords to pay $400 per-unit fee for a renovation licence from the city within seven days of serving the N13 notice.CanadaJul 15
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New renters’ bill of rights should void ‘no pet’ clauses, petition saysAs pet abandonment surges in Canada, an animal rights group is pushing to end pet restrictions in rental housing, saying that it is 'discriminating' against pet owners.CanadaAug 8
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Hamilton to strengthen tenant protections by adopting bylaw preventing ‘demovictions’City councilors are set to expand on previously approved renoviction rules by adding legislation that addresses tenant evictions through apartment demolitions.CanadaJun 19
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‘An epidemic in our city’: Licence requirement suggested to curb renovictions in LondonLondon city staff are hoping a $400 licence for renovations requiring tenant eviction helps curb bad-faith actors, or what's known as 'renoviction.'CanadaJun 10
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New bylaw passed in Kitchener looks to provide protection for rentersThe bylaw will see landlords required to provide compensation options to renters when they look to demolish or convert properties with six or more rental units.CanadaJun 25
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B.C. LGBTQ2 activist who fought the government and won inducted to Order of CanadaJanine Fuller helped lead a successful fight against the Canadian government over LGBTQ2 books seized by customs agents on allegations they were "obscene."CanadaJun 27
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Who’s happier, homeowners or renters? Data says it’s complicatedIn data collected from January to June of 2021, survey respondents were asked to rate their satisfaction levels on a scale of 0 (lowest satisfaction) to 10 (highest satisfaction).CanadaJun 26
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Proposed bylaw in Kitchener looks to provide protections to rentersAccording to staff, the Rental Replacement Bylaw will force property owners to provide assistance to tenants when they seek to demolish six or more rental units.PoliticsJun 18
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Halifax tenants told to vacate by Sept 1. Landlord says he’s playing by the rulesThe landlord of a Halifax rooming house sent a notice to tenants of the 29-unit building saying they would have to vacate by Sept. 1.CanadaMay 30
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Will Toronto legislate a maximum temperature in apartments?Similar to the way landlords must keep units heated when it's cold, the coalition wants the city to legislate protections to keep residences no warmer than 26 degrees.CanadaJun 18
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‘Finder’s fee’: B.C. senior turns to advertising to find place to liveDerek Stephen, who is 66 years old, is offering a $350 finder's fee to anyone who can help him find an apartment in Vancouver or Burnaby.EconomyJun 5
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Tenants facing displacement from B.C. apartment say ‘renoviction’ protections not workingResidents of the 30 units in the Sturdee apartments in Esquimalt have been ordered to move out by September so the building's new owner can do renovations and repairs.PoliticsApr 30