Tag Archives: Construction

After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford's quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash. A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They've hired a contr...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has leaned on Ravi Kahlon from the moment he officially sought the government's top job, with Kahlon co-chairing his leadership campaign. When Eby created...

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says that ...

EDMONTON - Alberta and Ottawa have signed off on $203 million for new affordable housing projects across the province. Provincial Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the joint funding will go to...

OTTAWA - Parliament's fiscal watchdog is projecting that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will fall more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report released T...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years. Respond...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP says the provincial government's failure to address the cost of living has made affordability in Halifax comparable to that in Toronto, and the party is calling for urgent ...

OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontar...

VICTORIA - Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety within six months after announcing $10.35 million in funding for additional police and bylaw officers, ...

MONTREAL - More than 2,000 Quebec households are seeking help in finding new housing on the province's traditional moving day. Most residential leases in Quebec end June 30, resulting in a mass moveme...