55 h. ago Chinese takeover of Vancouver gold miner unlikely to be blocked by government, analyst says

In recent years, the government blocked deals involving Chinese companies and Canadian miners developing critical minerals

Politics

3 d. ago Sutcliffe: We need to build homes faster in Ottawa. Here's how

If developers, city council, the federal government and the province team up, we can fix the housing affordability crisis. The housing task force is just the start.

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5 d. ago ‘I thought we were going to be homeless’: B.C.’s housing crisis affects women fleeing abuse

Global News spoke to a mother who fled an abusive relationship with nothing but two suitcases and her child. We are not disclosing her name due to safety reasons.

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6 d. ago Opinion: It's time for Ottawa to address the national housing crisis

Opinion: To meet the scale of the housing crisis in B.C. alone, Ottawa must invest $2.34 billion per year over the next decade — and there is more that the next federal government must do

Society

9 d. ago OPINION: Homebuilding in Canada stalls despite population explosion

In many parts of Canada, the housing affordability crisis continues with no end in sight. And many Canadians priced out of the housing market or struggling to afford rent increases are left wondering how much longer this will continue.  Simply put, too few housing units are being built for the country’s rapidly growing population, which […]

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9 d. ago Liberal government’s high immigration policy created housing crisis: report

The federal Liberal government is belatedly trying to fix a  housing affordability crisis it created though immigration policies which caused population growth to far exceed Canada’s capacity to build new homes to accommodate it, according to a new Fraser Institute study. “Despite unprecedented levels of immigration-driven population growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has failed […]

Politics

1 week ago Alberta government, auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health sweetheart deal probe

Multiple investigations have been launched since the former head of Alberta Health Services launched a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully fired for looking into sweetheart deals.

Politics

2 w. ago Liberal, Conservative housing plans alone 'not going to fix' problems: Calgary mayor

Mark Carney's Liberals and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives have both unveiled plans to address Canada's housing crisis

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2 w. ago Naqvi: As a Liberal, I've fought for policies to boost Ottawa Centre

Yasir Naqvi reviews his own record and explains his commitment to tackling the housing crisis and other priorities in the city core.

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2 w. ago LILLEY UNLEASHED: More political meddling by the Chinese government

WATCH as Sun political columnist Brian Lilley says that the Chinese government is again involved in the federal election by meddling through the popular WeChat social media platform, which was detected by the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force. WeChat was also linked to campaigns targeting MPs Michael Chong in June 2023 and […]

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2 w. ago Huge share of Canadian renters blame housing crisis on wages

A new survey by online marketplace rentals.ca shows that many Canadian renters feel priced out of the housing market, with several factors driving unaffordability.The 2025 Federal Election Survey questioned hundreds of Canadian renters and discovered that over 40 per cent blamed the housing crisis on wage stagnation compared to housing prices.A total of 47 per cent of renters surveyed also identified stagnant wages and rising housing costs as a key issue in the upcoming federal election."Renters are just as concerned about affordability pressures and economic fairness as they are about supply constraints," stated the report."While issues for currently undecided voters were similar to the broader population, they did skew more towards concerns with inflation and wage stagnation, indicating that addressing the overall cost of living could be the key for parties hoping to win over these swing voters."A recent report from Normandin Beaudry, an actuarial consulting service, sai...

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3 w. ago Jon Love: The housing crisis has a simple solution — and it doesn’t involve yet another government program

Cutting the taxes and regulation that stifle development would allow Canada's world-class developers to build quickly

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Completely unattainable’: Homeownership elusive for most young Ontarians, report finds

Homeownership is now "completely unattainable" in many Ontario cities, a new report warns, as young people turn to rentals and affordability hits 20-year-low.

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3 w. ago Euna Procurement Introduces “Tasks” Feature to Modernize Public Procurement Workflows for State and Local Agencies

New functionality allows procurement teams to collaborate with both internal stakeholders and suppliers while boosting compliance and simplifying complex procurement processes ATLANTA & TORONTO — Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions that are purpose-built for the public sector, today announced the release of its new Tasks feature for Euna Procurement—a centralized task […]

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3 w. ago Housing crunch ‘biggest crisis of our lifetimes,’ Carney says as plan unveiled

Liberal leader calls party's housing plan most ambitious since Second World War

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3 w. ago How Canada Wins: Housing in former federal office buildings can revitalize Ottawa neighbourhoods

Housing affordability and supply have become an enormous crisis for Parliament and city hall alike, but more vacant federal government office buildings bring with them opportunity, too.  

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