20 h. ago Canada must double home construction over 10 years for affordability: CMHC

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the goal to reach 2004-level affordability is no longer possible, but it is achievable to hit 2019 levels.

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40 h. ago Home construction must double over decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019 based on projected demand. The national housing agency released its latest supply gaps estimate report on Thursday, which said between 430,000 and 480,000 new housing units […]

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40 h. ago Home construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019 based on projected demand. The national housing agency released its latest supply gaps estimate report on Thursday, which said between 430,000 and 480,000 new housing units […]

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3 d. ago Alleged car thief falls from elevated Toronto highway while fleeing police on foot

The SIU alleges the driver of the BMW fled on foot before falling from the expressway onto Lakeshore Road below

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8 d. ago Screen time trapping kids in ‘vicious cycle’ of bad behaviour: study

While there's a lot of chatter around kids and social media use, the study found that time spent on gaming consoles was particularly damaging.

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1 week ago Traffic on Toronto's Gardiner Expressway has gotten worse than you think

It is unlikely that any driver has ever considered navigating Toronto traffic to be a breeze, but roads around the city have been even worse than usual lately thanks to a confluence of factors, including significant construction projects that have increased congestion by, according to one new study, around 230 per cent in some cases.The data comes from local firm Geotab, which measured travel times along the Gardiner Expressway, which is at the centre of a years-long rehabilitation project that has entailed consecutive stints of lane closures starting from last spring.The report also delved into the subsequent business impacts of the delays — which range from missed schedules and other interruptions to lost productivity and even work-related stress — warning that roadwork on the freeway has led to a "significant strain on daily commutes and business in the GTA.""While most major metropolitan areas in North America ha...

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1 week ago Toronto highway construction doubled Gardiner travel times, new study finds

Gardiner Expressway construction has doubled travel times and intensified pressure on businesses and drivers, new analysis shows.

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1 week ago ER wait times are getting longer across Canada and here's where they're the worst

If you find yourself needing to visit an emergency room (ER) in Canada, be prepared for longer wait times.According to a new report from the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), Canadians are spending too much time waiting in ERs across the country."With tens of thousands of patients going to the emergency room daily and waiting hours for treatment, ERs are one of the many bottlenecks that must be addressed to ensure that Canadians can get timely access to the care they need," reads the study, released this past week.The MEI examined data across provinces and over time to measure the average length of ER wait times in Canada.To do so, it evaluated the total length of stay. This includes the time patients spend in the emergency department, from the moment they enter and register to the moment they leave, whether discharged or admitted to the hospital.Another factor the study considered is the time to physician initial assessment, which represents how long patie...

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