12 h. ago Fire displaces more than 100 residents of Surrey condo building

Residents do not know how long they are going to be out of their homes before they will be allowed back. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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14 h. ago Fire races through multiple units at Surrey apartment building, leaving at least 100 displaced

The fire burned through the roof of a four-storey apartment building near 153rd Street and 101 Avenue

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3 d. ago This Toronto fashion store is tucked away behind a quaint Victorian townhouse exterior

Tucked away behind the preserved facades of a Victorian townhouse in Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood is WDLT 117, a three-storey designer concept store that blurs the line between retail and lifestyle.Founded by Chloe Ma and Darryl Ding, WDLT 117 brings together fashion, design, coffee, home goods, and flowers under one roof at 7 St. Thomas Street. The store came about after the founders, who often travelled around the world, noticed a lack of representation of emerging brands and more fashion-forward pieces.The hybrid shop is located in a building that's the "first of its kind" office condo in Toronto to offer exclusive commercial ownership, and seamlessly blends Victorian townhomes with a contemporary fritted glass tower.2022 exterior of the Victorian townhome exteriors incorporated into the base of 7 St. Thomas. Photo: Jack Landau.WDLT comes from the word "wanderlust," and the numbers that follow also reflect the evolution of the streetscape."Since the prev...

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Duo charged in series of Markham home invasions targeting sex workers

York Regional Police have charged a man and woman from the GTA in connection with a series of targeted home invasion robberies in Markham. Officers responded to an invasion at a condo building near Verdale Crossing and Birchmount Rd. on May 30 at about 11:30 p.m. Cops said the victim, a sex trade worker, was […]

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2 w. ago Toronto Public Health seeks person who handled potentially rabid bat

The Toronto Health Authority is searching for an unidentified person who may have been exposed to rabies when they handled a bat Wednesday outside a downtown condo building.

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2 w. ago Canada officially has a new tallest building and it's a Toronto condo

After a long saga of challenges and drama, the 85-storey megatower at One Bloor West officially claimed the title of Canada's tallest building this week.The enormous condo development long planned to take the title of Canada's tallest from previous record-holder First Canadian Place finally delivered on that promise with a ceremony attended by media on Tuesday that saw the building officially surpass the 300-metre mark.After 50 years of the 298-metre First Canadian Place's dominance as the country's tallest building, the centre of gravity for Toronto's skyscraper scene has finally shifted away from the Financial District to a new linear core along the spine of Yonge Street.But while One Bloor West has dethroned an aging titan as the tallest skyscraper in the country, its reign will last just a fraction of its predecessor — expected to be mere months.At 309 metres, One Bloor West will live on in history as Canada's first tower to reach to entirely arbitr...

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3 w. ago Florida condo owners will get financial relief under a new law

Florida condominium residents grappling with the steep cost of building improvements will get some financial relief under a new bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. The new measure gives condo homeowner associations more flexibility in how to build up their reserve funds and eases some requirements for safety assessments. Approval […]

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3 w. ago Few B.C. arrests in heightened extortion battle frustrating for Surrey residents, officials

As bullets fly in B.C., police in Ontario and Alberta have made arrests in a series of similar extortions.

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3 w. ago Condo Smarts: Buyer beware — ask for reports on building condition

'Be informed and be patient. Request copies of specified reports that may affect common property.'

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