83 m. ago Edgewater Wireless to Join Industry Leaders at RDK Tech Summit 2025, Advancing Broadband Innovation and Wi

OTTAWA, Ontario & LONDON — Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF), the industry leader in Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology for residential and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce its participation in the exclusive RDK Tech Summit 2025, taking place May 6–7 at the Hilton London Syon Park in the United Kingdom. This invitation-only […]

Politics

10 h. ago $5M donation will create 115 'highly supportive' housing units in London

London will soon be home to 115 new ‘highly supportive” housing apartments targeting people experiencing homelessness.

Economics

6 d. ago Anxious about the cost of having kids? Don’t get discouraged, experts say

The average cost of raising children is nearing $300,000, according to Statistics Canada — and that’s only up until 17 years old. Post-secondary education is not included, and how many 17 year olds are fully self-supporting? Having kids is more expensive than ever — inflation, housing and the cost of living are all in play […]

Society

2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Undercutting supportive housing will lead to a downward spiral

Re: Concentration of supportive housing in Vancouver needs to end: Mayor Ken Sim Mayor Ken Sim’s decision to freeze supportive housing development in Vancouver raises a fundamental question. Do people in our city without a safe place to sleep deserve stable housing? Or do we say just go some place else, anywhere else, as long […]

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2 w. ago White House voices support for Hegseth as new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil

WASHINGTON — The White House expressed support Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat, this time with his wife and brother. Neither the White House nor Hegseth denied that he had shared such details in a second chat, blaming what they called […]

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2 w. ago ‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon firefighters have gone to 901 drug poisoning calls since January

Mayor Cynthia Block said Saskatoon needs more housing, including units with supportive services.

Events

2 w. ago Federal election fact check: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's record on housing attacked

In 2023, Pierre Poilievre supported a Liberal bill that called for a federal framework on housing for individuals with non-visible disabilities. All parties supported the bill.

Politics

3 w. ago Propolis Cooperative Housing closes $1.1M community bond campaign to support affordable housing project in Kamloops

Capital campaign receives first-of-its-kind $100K collaborative investment from five Thompson Okanagan-based community foundations KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Propolis Cooperative Housing Society, a BC-based non-profit housing cooperative, has successfully raised $1.1M from community bond investors to advance its 53-unit affordable, net-zero housing project in Kamloops. The capital raise includes a first-of-its-kind […]

Economics

3 w. ago Toronto affordable development will cost the City $1.5 million per resident

Originally constructed in the 1950s, the facility which currently houses Toronto's largest shelter for men, Seaton House, was never intended to serve as a long-term shelter, and has reached the end of its service life. As a result, the City is undertaking a massive $556 million initiative, dubbed The George Street Revitalization (GSR) project, to replace the existing men's shelter with a new, modern facility while simultaneously co-locating essential services, including a long-term care home, supportive housing, and a community service hub. Phase one of the revitalization project involves the redevelopment of 309-345 George Street into a 10-storey institutional building that contains 80 emergency shelter beds, 100 transitional shelter beds, 124 long-term care beds, 70 supportive housing units, and a 2,269 square metre community hub.According to a city staff report, the implementation of phase one will be within the approved Toronto Shelter and Support Servic...

Economics