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By Nicole Healey Global News Posted April 14, 2025 7:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new report from the Saskatoon HUB, which works out of the Saskatoon Police Service, goes beyond detailing the lack of affordable housing in Saskatchewan. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada…
By Sarah Jones Global News Posted April 8, 2025 7:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Namerind Housing Corporation in Regina had laid out its plans to what they believe could end chronic and episodic homelessness in the city. After several months of consultations with community partners in the…
In 33 years, Marga Aguilar never missed a rent payment on her apartment in a Modernist-style building in the heart of Barcelona. The owner of the building had always treated her and the other tenants as if they were family, and kept rents reasonable. But when the owner died recently, Ms. Aguilar, 62, got a…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2025 10:31 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units. Ottawa says it will provide $2.55 billion in financing…
The mayor of an Ontario city home to one of Canada’s most notorious prisons says converting it one day into housing could eat at its economy. Bryan Paterson told Global News that while Kingston does have housing needs, transforming the site of Kingston Penitentiary – which Ottawa says can be suitable for housing – would…
The worst of Halifax’s homeless crisis is over, says the city’s new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situation is improving. Andy Fillmore, elected mayor Oct. 19 after resigning over the summer as Liberal MP for Halifax, says the city is…
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2024 10:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says new legislation is coming that will target homeless encampments across the province, and he’s pledging to use the notwithstanding clause if necessary. Ford has told…
Greater Toronto home sales jumped again last month on a year-over-year basis, with one real estate expert saying the most recent interest rate cut in October was enough to start luring buyers back into the market. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said 5,875 homes were sold in November throughout the Greater Toronto Area, up 40.1 per cent compared with 4,194…
Converting Toronto’s empty office space into housing will not be a straightforward process – and may not even be feasible in some cases, a new report indicates. The new report written for the City of Toronto shows that while some past office conversions appear to be “profitable,” most don’t yield sufficient investment returns to be…
