Housing
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Manitoba announces $1.8M in funding for construction of mixed-income housingThe funding will go toward the Market Lands, a mixed-use project being built at the former site of the Public Safety BuildingPoliticsApr 18
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Canada wants to build millions of homes. But does B.C. have the workforce to do it?Tuesday's budget aims to build 3.87 million new homes by 2031, backed by $8.5 billion in spending on housing initiatives, but does B.C. have enough construction workers?EconomyApr 17
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Ottawa plans to sell historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housingThe building was declared surplus in 2016 after the local reserve unit moved out, but it is still used for community functions, military cadet training and to house a museum.CanadaApr 17
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Federal budget borrows big from B.C. with new ‘Canada Builds’ housing planOne of the major planks of the new federal housing program is a new initiative dubbed "Canada Builds," directly inspired by the B.C. government's BC Buids program.PoliticsApr 16
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A Nova Scotia senior and the ‘terrible stress’ of moving during a housing crisisA Nova Scotia senior who's being evicted from his apartment at the end of the month says the added stress is impacting his health.CanadaApr 16
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Housing starts in Canada fall 7% in March from previous month, CMHC saysThe national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts amounted to 242,195 units in March compared with 260,047 in February.CanadaApr 16
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Renting vs owning: A tale of 2 different Lethbridge housing marketsAn April report from Rentals.ca says the price of a one-bedroom apartment in the city was $1,282, which is up 5.9 per cent from last year.CanadaApr 15
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Ontario Land Tribunal turns down plan for former Liuna Gardens site in WinonaThe Fengate development called for towers, townhomes and other buildings to house some 1,100 units on 3.4 hectares on Winona Road by the lakeshore.CanadaApr 15
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Montreal to get hundreds of new affordable housing units for families, homeless youthThe 12 projects approved in a call for tenders will cost about $310 million. They include hundreds of dwellings for a variety of people, including families and seniors.CanadaApr 12
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Vancouver Park Board tightens rules on homeless encampmentsThe modified bylaw bans all built structures in Vancouver's parks, and restricts shelters to camping tents or canopies spaced one metre apart.PoliticsApr 8
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