11 h. ago Ontario city now home to tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto

An immense new tower anchors the Mississauga skyline, and it's now the tallest building in all of Canada outside of Toronto.The M3 tower is the sky-scraping third phase in Rogers Real Estate Development and Urban Capital Property Group's sprawling M City development, a 15-acre, 4.3 million sq. ft. master-planned community set to contain eight towers and approximately 6,000 homes and 10,000 residents once fully built out.Standing at roughly 260 metres, the community's towering 77-storey (marketed as 81 floors) landmark is now at its final height, where it ranks as the 5th tallest building in Canada (excluding others under construction and topped out but not yet complete) and the only building in this group outside of Toronto.Mississauga has a new tallest building 🏗️— Standing 82 storeys (258 metres) tall, M3 at M City, is now Canada’s tallest building outside of Toronto. pic.twitter.com/g69ctmsVVp— Stephen Velasco (@_StephenVelasco) October 7, 2025The bu...

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58 h. ago US Treasuries Risk Losing Haven Status, Pension Official Says

US Treasury bonds are at risk of losing their haven status should US fiscal stress continue to build, according to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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3 d. ago Alberta Pipeline Plan Sparks Fear and Hope Among Canada’s Indigenous Groups

Alberta’s pitch to build a new crude oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has divided the region’s Indigenous communities, where there are memories of a similar project that was fought and eventually canceled.

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7 d. ago Opinion: Building a stronger Canada depends on expanding and strengthening our skilled trades workforce

Sean Strickland: If we want people to put on a pair of steel-toed boots, jump on a plane, live away from their families, and get their hands dirty building up our country, we need to invest in them. That includes restoring recently sunsetted federal apprenticeship grants programs

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1 week ago Barry Appleton: AI and cloud infrastructure is the railway of the future — why isn’t Canada building it?

Ottawa is letting foreign countries dictate our governance

Economics

1 week ago $9M Ontario mansion built from the same stone as Canada's parliament buildings

Just a few years ago, 7 Whitelaw Crt. was a typical suburban Markham house with a dated kitchen, small windows, and an "as is" sale tag.Fast forward a few million dollars and a complete glow-up later, 7 Whitelaw Crt. looks like it belongs in a magazine.This five-bedroom, seven-bathroom modern residence, designed by David Small Designs, boasts dramatic statement piece floor-to-ceiling windows and a striking exterior clad in polished Ontario white marble.The front entrance. Fun fact: it's the very same stone used to build Toronto landmarks like Old City Hall and the University of Toronto, along with national icons like the architecture of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. No big deal.A home office with a view. Inside, it's all clean lines, natural light, and a gallery-like vibe that would make your art collection look like it belongs in the Art Gallery of Ontario.The living room. The wide, knotless European white oak floors run t...

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith's pipeline efforts could force Carney government's hand

Of course you remember in 2022 when then-prime minister Justin Trudeau said there had “never been a strong business case” for building a pipeline to the East Coast so Canada could ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany, even though German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was standing right next to Trudeau when he said it. What […]

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2 w. ago Finland, Denmark could help in Canada's 'nation building' push, ambassadors say

Ambassadors of several Nordic nations took part in a panel at the Global Business Forum in Banff

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2 w. ago Toronto group calls for $15 congestion fee for vehicles entering downtown core

The goal is to reduce downtown commute times by 15–20 per cent within two years

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2 w. ago Experts want to impose $15 tax on cars to even enter downtown Toronto

A recent memo published by a Toronto-based civic initiative suggests that Toronto should introduce a congestion charge of up to $15 for drivers entering the downtown core during peak hours as a way to reduce gridlock, shorten commute times, and generate funding for transit improvements.The proposal, put forward by Jamie McDonald, CEO of A2X, and supported by multiple local entrepreneurs and investors, was published on the Build Toronto website.The civic movement is the first city project of Build Canada, and publishes weekly memos, written by founders, civic leaders, and policy thinkers to raise awareness about “the policies and projects that can move Canada’s largest city forward." Common topics involve housing, governance, infrastructure, and economic competitiveness.In the memo, McDonald describes Toronto's gridlock as "among the worst in North America," and proposes congestion pricing as a way to reduce traffic substantially and reinvest ...

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2 w. ago Philips Future Health Index Research Finds 1 in 5 Canadians Have Ended Up in Hospital While Awaiting Care

Survey of Canadian patients and clinicians highlights AI’s potential to address healthcare challenges, revealing significant impacts of long wait times and an AI trust gap between providers and patients TORONTO — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today released its inaugural Future Health Index 2025 Canada report titled “Building […]

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2 w. ago Tristin Hopper: The housing affordability fix that Canada refuses to adopt

Quite simply, it’s really, really expensive to build homes in Canada

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal housing program reveals Carney government's magical thinking

Last weekend, Ana Bailão, a longtime member of Toronto city council, took up her job as the first CEO of Build Canada Homes (BCH), the Carney government’s new bureaucracy tasked with doubling the number of homes built annually across the country. Put aside for a minute the wisdom of appointing a longtime councillor from the […]

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3 w. ago Former Toronto councillor tapped to scale up Canada’s affordable housing stock

The federal Liberals have placed their hopes for scaling up Canada's affordable housing stock in Ana Bailão, a former Toronto city councillor.

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3 w. ago B.C. left out of housing announcement by Carney to build 4,000 units on federal lands

The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000 homes on six federally owned sites, but none of them are located in B.C.

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3 w. ago Carney government launches new federal housing agency, new affordable housing in Ottawa

Ottawa is one of six cities initially selected as sites for the development of 4,000 factory-built homes on federal land

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3 w. ago PM announces former Toronto councillor to head up new homebuilding agency

Build Canada Homes will be overseen by former Toronto City Councillor Ana Bailão

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3 w. ago Build Canada Homes aims to build 4,000 housing units on federal land: Carney

The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000 homes on six federally owned sites, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.

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3 w. ago Carney launches Build Canada Homes with billions for affordable housing

It could take years before the first tenants or homeowners will be able to move into the new affordable homes

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3 w. ago Here’s what’s happening in currency markets and more: FP video

Watch: Plus, how Ottawa's five nation-building projects could be a game changer for Canada's economy

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