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Montreal scraps Outremont modular housing project amid contamination concernsMayor Valérie Plante's administration had originally approved the project, but the current administration under Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has decided not to move forward.CanadaJul 8
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New secondary school to be built in Tumbler Ridge following mass shootingPremier David Eby made the announcement on Thursday, saying students cannot return to the school where such a devastating event happened.EducationMay 7
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Ontario outlines plan to add 2,500 jail beds, including through ‘tensile’ structuresOn Thursday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner unveiled the new $3-billion strategy amidst growing capacity concerns across the provincial correctional facility.PoliticsMay 14
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Lockdowns at Ontario jails caused by staff shortages rising rapidly, data showsNew data shows the vast majority of the province's correctional facilities are operating with far more inmates than they were designed — and growing staffing problems.PoliticsApr 14
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‘Find somewhere else’: Abbotsford residents push back on supportive housing projectThe project, which has not yet been approved, would contain 42 units and be constructed in what is currently known as Martens Park.PoliticsJul 9, 2025
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Free transit, fan-zone ferris wheel: Toronto’s Rogers Stadium set to openLive Nation Canada is offering a first look at a new open-air music venue set to host some of the world’s biggest acts this summer.EntertainmentJun 27, 2025
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King Charles III delivers the throne speech. Here are 5 key highlightsAside from speaking about Canada’s sovereignty, defence and place in the world, the King also laid out Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic plan for Canada.CanadaMay 27, 2025
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Massive Vancouver detox, social housing project moves ahead after marathon public hearingCity council unanimously approved the project at Clark Drive and East First Avenue, which will be built in collaboration with BC Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health.CanadaFeb 22, 2019
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Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart on goals for 2019: ‘I want this city to be an example to others’As he shuts the door on 2018, Stewart's focus turns to housing and opioids, which are his top two priorities moving forward.PoliticsDec 22, 2018
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Oppenheimer Park campers say province’s housing plan leaves out those in more urgent needAdvocates for the Downtown Eastside camp say the plan is only focused on the most visible of Vancouver's homeless, and that thousands more need those hotel units first.Apr 25, 2020
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‘Our city, our choice’: Residents rally against province’s Maple Ridge housing planThe province is building supportive housing for homeless campers, but the city and residents are angry they weren't consulted.Mar 30, 2019
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Vancouver mayor says he has plan for Oppenheimer Park campers. He’s just waiting for housingMayor Kennedy Stewart says he wants the campers to move into temporary modular housing, then moderate income units. Critics don't buy it.Jan 23, 2020
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Vancouver homeless numbers rise to highest levels since 2002, latest count showsThe latest count found more than 2,200 people identify as homeless, but the number of people on the street is dropping.Jun 12, 2019
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Arson behind fire that ravaged Slave Lake: governmentEDMONTON - Dwayne Verschoor can't imagine why someone would have wanted to spark a forest fire that nearly wiped out his small Alberta town.Nov 1, 2011
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City, province speeding up 90 new housing units to help address Vancouver tent citiesB.C. Premier David Eby has previously said he doesn't support tent encampments and believes it’s not a solution to address or curb homelessness.CanadaDec 14, 2022
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Vancouver mayor to table motion on ways to help homeless, including temporary campVancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is introducing an emergency motion to support the city's homeless population.PoliticsSep 8, 2020
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Advocates rally, demand public apology over Halifax encampment evictionsHundreds of people poured into downtown Halifax back in August to protest police-led evictions of unhoused people living in parks.CanadaDec 1, 2021
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New homes headed to Attawapiskat, but officials worry sites not readyATTAWAPISKAT, Ont. - Two modular homes are on their way to the remote northern Ontario reserve of Attawapiskat, but federal officials say the housing project already faces major setbacks.Feb 11, 2012
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‘Shame’: Vancouver modular housing residents protest planned removal next monthFor three years, the 98 units at Larwill Place on Cambie Street have offered homes with to low-income tenants at risk of homelessness, but the lease expires on July 31.PoliticsJun 20, 2023
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WATCH: Construction deal sustains 275 jobsThe $100-million dollar project to build 16-hundred housing units. was awarded to Britco and it has a silver lining, providing 275 employees with job security for a year.Sep 27, 2013