Apartment

• ‘Everybody’s just in shock’: Winnipeg apartment residents ordered to vacate over unsafe conditions

  The City of Winnipeg has ordered residents of a Portage Avenue apartment block to vacate the building due to its unsafe condition.

  Canada

  May 9, 2024
  
• Winnipeg development faces pushback over affordable units from advocates, neighbours

  Advocates say the development uses a metric to assess affordability inconsistent with municipal and provincial policy, resulting in rents most in the neighbourhood can't afford.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2024
  
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• Kingston family still seeks answers after Christmas gifts stolen

  Christmas turns sour for Kingston family as gifts vanish from apartment storage. Landlord's response under scrutiny. Community rallies.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2024
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• Dozens of residents forced out of apartment after early morning fire in Edmonton

  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services attended an apartment complex at 81 Avenue and 109 Street around 5:45 a.m. Saturday following reports of a vehicle fire that spread to the building.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2023
• Saint John apartment fire displaces 8 people

  The Red Cross said the eight people have been provided emergency lodging and transportation as well as financial aid for clothing and food.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2023
• Rental market report suggests increasing costs hitting Manitobans hard

  A national rental market report shows the average cost of rent in Manitoba is going up. For many, advocates say, that 'makes everything in their life that much more difficult.'

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023
• N.B. invests $3M in rent bank, but lack of rent control lessens effectiveness: expert

  New Brunswick has set up a rent bank in the province, but the strategy fell short of rent control, which one professor and researcher says will make it less effective.

  Economy

  Jul 5, 2023
• Man attacked with baseball bat and knife in downtown assault: London, Ont. police

  Police say a man left an apartment building in the 300-block of Richmond Street around 3 a.m. when an unknown male began to physically assault him.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2023
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• Kingston, Ont. council approves settlement for highrise apartment building

  Council approved this settlement with a split decision, much to the dismay of one local resident group that opposes the project.

  Canada

  May 3, 2023
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• Souls Harbour opens new affordable housing for women, children in Nova Scotia

  A new affordable housing project has officially opened its doors along Nova Scotia's eastern shore to help women and children who are at risk of becoming homeless.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023