3 d. ago Budget watchdog reports sharp improvement in home affordability _ but not everywhere

OTTAWA — As Parliamentarians spar over how to make housing more affordable, Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing that affordability gap nationally — but the picture looks very different across the country. Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques put out an updated housing report Thursday. The report gauges affordability based on the […]

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9 d. ago Opinion: Put affordable housing top of the municipal election platform

Calgary’s next mayor and council face a formidable and urgent challenge — helping more than 84,000 Calgarians find an affordable home. That’s the current number of Calgary households in housing need. By 2026, that number will grow to 100,000. These are community members who are recovering from addiction and homelessness, neighbours who can’t afford their […]

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1 week ago Toronto homes from 1800s were left to rot and now must be torn down

Two 19th-century homes in Toronto, once used as affordable housing and later intended for redevelopment, have been left to deteriorate for over a decade and are now considered beyond repair and slated for demolition.Toronto Building received an Engineer's Report earlier this month recommending the complete demolition of 155 and 157 Cowan Ave., located just south of Queen Street West and Brock Avenue, due to their severely deteriorated condition.An Order to Remedy Unsafe Building notice has since been posted on the property fence, noting that the two buildings are "fundamentally and irremediably unsound due to the extent of deterioration." The property is registered to a numbered corporation with no public contact information. The two homes, built in 1893 and occupied in 1894, have long been tied to Parkdale's housing-related activism. For several years, the buildings contained affordable housing, including apartments and rooming house units.In the early 2...

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1 week ago Opinion: Heat pumps could be B.C.’s best bet for safe, affordable homes

Shauna Sylvester: By helping co-ops, non-profits and landlords retrofit instead of redevelop, we protect affordable housing from being lost to demolition and speculative investment. For the province, retrofits represent a $10-billion-plus economic opportunity.

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1 week 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 Italian man in Ferrari supercar aims for record run on aircraft carrier

Along Italy’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat. Last year, Barone set the Italian Timekeepers Federation’s record on another aircraft carrier in southern Italy, hitting 152 kilometers per hour (94.4 mph). In Civitavecchia, on […]

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2 w. ago Decoding Timber Towers: Global contest promotes mass timber housing

Urbanarium awards $50K to designs proving mass timber can deliver scalable, affordable housing

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2 w. ago Malik Chukwudi: Bringing business acumen and civic experience

We asked Edmonton’s mayoral candidates to answer the question: “Why I should be mayor.”  Edmonton is a city full of potential, yet it faces challenges that touch the daily lives of residents: housing affordability, public safety, aging infrastructure, transit, and support for small businesses. With decades of experience delivering results in both the private and […]

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2 w. ago Habitat for Humanity hosts Women Build fundraiser in Airdrie, set to create affordable housing

'It's a great opportunity for women in different industries to come on site and learn about construction, but also supporting other women in the community,' said volunteer crew leader Charissa Hong

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2 w. ago Food insecurity in Canada got worse this year, new report says

Food Bank Canada's 2025 "Poverty Report Card" gives Canada a failing grade on food insecurity and unemployment, but a slightly more palatable "C" for legislative progress.

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2 w. ago London rents drop slightly, but affordable housing still scarce

Rents across Canada went down for the 11th straight month in August, with asking rents in the city following a similar trend.

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2 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 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 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 Ipsos poll: With MPs returning, Carney government has decade

Canadians appear ready to give the Carney government the benefit of the doubt. But new polling shows the Liberals have some vulnerabilities on affordability and cost of housing.

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3 w. ago Housing affordability in Canada is getting worse, federal records say

New internal government documents shed more light on Canada's struggling housing climate as middle and lower-income households struggle with affordability.

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3 w. ago RESCON: Lack of affordable homes is only part of the problem

Layoffs in the home building industry have already started, and Ontario has shed nearly 12,000 construction jobs over the last year When individuals and households that make six-figure incomes can’t afford to buy a home in the city where they work, it’s a problem. Sadly, that’s now the case in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area […]

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