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New Brunswick sees lowest vacancy rate in over 30 yearsA Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation rental market survey shows New Brunswick's 2023 vacancy rate was the lowest it's been in over 30 years.CanadaFeb 5
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B.C. residents rally over landlord’s appeal to make them pay for $1M elevator costsResidents at an apartment building in New Westminster are outraged that their landlord and management companies are trying to get them to foot a $1 million bill for repairs.CanadaNov 3, 2023
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Housing advocates rally over what they call ‘fraudulent landlord-use eviction’ claims in New WestminsterMembers of ACORN allege long-term tenants evictions were made in “bad faith” at properties owned by Sangha and Harron Investments.CanadaJul 29, 2023
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Rally to ‘keep Dartmouth affordable’ raises concerns about proposed housing developmentProtestors rallied outside the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth on Saturday to demand that a proposed 2,200-unit development in the area comes with affordable housing for residents.CanadaJun 24, 2023
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Hamilton councillors support maximum heat bylaw to better protect vulnerableCity councillors voted unanimously to seek out an adequate temperature bylaw in efforts to require landlords to provide suitable cooling for low-income residents.CanadaMay 15, 2023
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New Brunswick to start drafting provincial housing strategyAfter hosting a housing summit on Tuesday, the New Brunswick government will now start preparing a strategy to address the housing crisis.CanadaMay 2, 2023
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Hamilton tenants at Main Street residence with no running water still awaiting fixA landlord has until after March 8 to repair a problem that has left residents at 1083 Main St. E., in Hamilton without running water for close to two months.PoliticsFeb 22, 2023
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‘It’s just a free-for-all’: N.B. protesters call for reinstatement of rent capA group of people gathered outside the Fredericton office of Jill Green, minister responsible for housing in New Brunswick, to call for the rent cap to be brought back.CanadaFeb 2, 2023
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Calgary rally calls for rent control across Alberta as prices continue to riseThe ACORN Tenant Union organized the rally for outside of the Boardwalk head office in southwest Calgary to advocate for rent control across the province.ConsumerOct 29, 2022
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‘We need help’: N.S. family desperate for housing as move-out date loomsJanice Christian lives in Lower Sackville with her mother and father who suffers from dementia. They are now being forced to move after nearly 29 years in their apartment.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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