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One less flush: Calgary mayor appeals to cut water use as repairs enter second half
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says every skipped toilet flush over the next two weeks will matter as repairs on a troubled water main near the finish line and a treatment plant picking up the slack works ...
Sep 09, 2024
Nova Scotia proposes two-year extension to five-per-cent rent cap until end of 2027
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government wants to extend its five per cent cap on rent increases another two years, but the province won't create an enforcement unit to bolster its tenancy rules and regul...
Sep 06, 2024
Summer ends but Regina construction season continues
Once the snow melts, construction season in Saskatchewan appears as quickly as the weeds, and this summer was no exception. The City of Regina recently announced that construction in the city had only...
Sep 03, 2024 A collection of traffic pylons sit alongside a busy road. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
No start date for Supreme Court renovation amid lengthy relocation delay
OTTAWA - Preparation of a temporary new home for the Supreme Court of Canada is three years behind schedule due to a series of unforeseen challenges. At the same time, officials say there are no firm ...
Aug 31, 2024
Ottawa, Quebec tout 'new business model' to fast-track affordable housing
MONTREAL - The governments of Canada, Quebec and the City of Montreal are crediting a new fast-track housing program for plans to build 1,001 affordable homes in Montreal and Rimouski, Que. A news rel...
Aug 30, 2024
Regina construction season passes halfway mark
Regina's construction season has passed the halfway mark. The next phase of Dewdney Avenue's corridor revitalization project is set to begin on Tuesday. It will last around one month. Construction in ...
Aug 29, 2024 Regina's construction season has hit the halfway mark. The 11th Avenue revitalization project has also moved into a new phase, but 11th Avenue still remains closed between Scarth Street and Cornwall Street. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Consul general to New York given second opportunity to testify over luxury condo
OTTAWA - Canada's consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased fo...
Aug 27, 2024
Immigration, housing to headline cabinet retreat in Halifax Monday
HALIFAX - Housing and immigration will take centre stage today as the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax moves into its first full day of meetings. The annual end-of-summer cabinet gathering is intend...
Aug 26, 2024
2 million bathtubs: Calgarians urged to conserve as new water restrictions kick in
CALGARY - A city official was conjuring images of bathtubs, swimming pools and jugs to drive home just how much water Calgarians need to save every day as they endure yet another round of rationing wh...
Aug 26, 2024
Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing
HALIFAX - The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister say...
Aug 25, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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