Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Construction
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Gildan update Gildan Activewear Inc. chief executive Vince Tyra will present an investor update on Monday, marking...
Apr 14, 2024
Stairwell, path under Albert Street Bridge closed during construction
Work is to continue through the year in Wascana Centre on the stormwater bypass required after a sinkhole formed near the Albert Street Bridge last summer. A temporary stormwater bypass was installed ...
Apr 12, 2024 Trees that were to be cut down in Wascana Centre to make way for the construction project. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll
TORONTO - Three in four Canadians who don't own a property say buying a home feels out of reach, a new poll shows. A CIBC survey, published Thursday, shows 76 per cent of Canadians who haven't yet ent...
Apr 11, 2024
Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap. The newly released report looks at how many more ...
Apr 11, 2024
Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes
TORONTO - Some advocates are praising Ottawa's move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers, but say expanding the policy to all Canadians would help make home ...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. building code to allow mass timber in buildings up to 18 storeys, up from 12
VANCOUVER - The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding to schools, libraries and other construction. The province says it's making building-code changes allowing for the use...
Apr 10, 2024
Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing
TORONTO - Ontario proposed Wednesday to allow municipalities to enact "use it or lose it" policies on developers, speed up the creation of student housing, and streamline approvals for standardized ho...
Apr 10, 2024
Regina Farmers' Market relocating to Confederation Park on Saturdays
The Regina Farmers' Market will be in a new location on Saturdays starting next month. The market is relocating its Saturday market from Pat Fiacco Plaza downtown, where it has been since 2011, to Con...
Apr 09, 2024 The Saturday markets will move from Pat Fiacco Plaza to the REAL District starting next month. (Regina Farmers' Market)
Ontario looks at counting student residences toward aim of building 1.5 million homes
TORONTO - Ontario is considering counting student residences toward its target of building 1.5 million homes in 10 years, a move opposition parties criticized as a new attempt to inflate the numbers a...
Apr 09, 2024
Infrastructure program falls short on tracking results, but on right path: auditor
Auditor general Karen Hogan says the government's $4.6-billion program to bolster transportation infrastructure across the country suffers from poor results tracking, but the fund is well-crafted over...
Mar 19, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...