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CIty of Kawartha Lakes Coun. Pat Warren says 30 tenants in 16 apartment units have been displaced following a large fire late Thursday afternoon.

Police say that a Guelph man confronted a female tenant at an apartment regarding money he claimed she owed him, and that he threatened her with a screwdriver before fleeing.

Residents 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.

Eighteen tenants have been displaced following a fire that broke out on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported and one man has been arrested for arson.

Fourteen cuddling owlets are a few of the tenants over at the SORCO Raptor Rehab Centre in Oliver, B.C.

A Halifax landlord has to pay more than $13,000 to a former tenant after a Nova Scotia judge found they 'renovicted' her while a provincewide ban was still in place.

'The really sad thing is that the last four weeks changed how well he had been doing, and I'm sure it's the same for many, many of the tenants.'

A Halifax tenant is calling for more restrictions around fixed-term leases after hers wasn't renewed – a decision the rental company said was based on its 'business strategy.'

Tenants and landlords are anxiously awaiting more information about the federal government's promise to introduce more protections for renters in the upcoming budget.

'When crews arrived, the house was fully involved and flames were venting out of the windows,' Penticton fire chief Mike Larsson said.

The proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act mean landlords cannot increase rent if a tenant adds a child under 19 to their household.

Police have charged one man after they said there was a threat to burn down a home where he used to rent a basement apartment. A 39-year-old was found downtown on Thursday.

Tenants of a Scarborough apartment are demanding immediate action to address 'pressing security challenges that threaten the safety and well-being' of their community.

"I was like, 'What is that really loud beeping noise?' Then I was like 'OK, hold on a second,' unlocked my apartment door, and I saw smoke billowing out the top part of the door."

Renoviction is the practice where tenants are served eviction notices and property owners renovate the building, often reposting the units at a higher price.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said it responded to the fire Thursday afternoon, and was told some people were trapped in their suites.

The group Atlantic ACORN is calling for the province to ban landlords from only offing fixed term leases to tenants. 

The father, who resides in India, says in a Feb. 9 amendment to the claim that his son was unable to escape the home on Park Street during the blaze.

Protestors picketed outside the office of Brendan Maguire, Nova Scotia's Minister of Community Services, on Friday — calling for changes to the Residential Tenancies Act.

More than 300 organizations specializing in housing and mental health say they are imploring Premier Legault to take concrete action to solve the ongoing crisis.