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Cottages, Burial Plots And Jewelry: How The Capital Gains Tax Changes Affect Property Other Than Your Home
CTV News Calgary,  AB
Cottages, Burial Plots And Jewelry: How The Capital Gains Tax Changes Affect Property Other Than Your Home

Here are some of the lesser-known ways the capital gains tax might apply to you, and expert tips for navigating the tax.

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The Results Are In: June’s Rate Cut Didn’t Revive Canada’s Housing Market
Global News Canada
The Results Are In: June’s Rate Cut Didn’t Revive Canada’s Housing Market

Hopes that an interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada in June would bring homebuyers off the sidelines did not materialize, sales figures show.

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Average Asking Rent In Canada Up 7% From A Year Ago, Even As Price Growth Slows
CBC Saskatoon,  SK
Average Asking Rent In Canada Up 7% From A Year Ago, Even As Price Growth Slows

The average asking rent in Canada reached $2,185 in June, up seven per cent compared with a year ago despite representing the slowest annual rate of growth in 13 months, according to a report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca.

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Downtown Calgary Residents Frustrated By Noise From Badlands Music Festival
Global News Canada
Downtown Calgary Residents Frustrated By Noise From Badlands Music Festival

'I'm almost napping at work,' admitted one Calgary resident who lives about three blocks away from the Badlands Music Festival's downtown venue.

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‘It’s An Eyesore!’ Historian Weighs In On Whether Historical Building Should Be Saved
CBC NB
‘It’s An Eyesore!’ Historian Weighs In On Whether Historical Building Should Be Saved

It once served as the old militia arms store and is part of the Fredericton Military Compound's national historic site designation. But after the building was set on fire in March, the Department of National Defence is recommending it be demolished.

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Student Housing Headed To Okanagan College’s Penticton Campus
Global News Okanagan,   BC
Student Housing Headed To Okanagan College’s Penticton Campus

The total project cost is $24 million, with the provincial government providing $23.5 million and Okanagan College the remaining $500,000.

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Fredericton Council Agrees To Sell Historic Building Valued At $475K For $1K
CBC NB
Fredericton Council Agrees To Sell Historic Building Valued At $475K For $1K

Fredericton city councillors voted Monday in favour of selling the historically significant Lemont House to a developer for $1,000, with the stipulation the company restore the building and use it for housing.

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Garrison District Building That Was Set On Fire May Be Headed For Demolition
CBC NB
Garrison District Building That Was Set On Fire May Be Headed For Demolition

A Garrison District building in downtown Fredericton that was built nearly 200 years ago is in danger of being demolished after it was set on fire in March, the Department of Defence says.

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George Brown's New Mass Timber Building To Be Heated And Cooled Using Energy From Lake Ontario
CBC Toronto,  ON
George Brown's New Mass Timber Building To Be Heated And Cooled Using Energy From Lake Ontario

There's a new green energy initiative happening at George Brown College's Limberlost Place. The new educational building will be heated and cooled using a deep lake water cooling system, making it the first mass-timber, net-zero building to connect to this low-carbon system.

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B.C. Families Battle Retirement Home Over Security Deposits: ‘It’s Just Not Right’
Global News BC
B.C. Families Battle Retirement Home Over Security Deposits: ‘It’s Just Not Right’

Greg Stewart is one of several people who allege a Langford independent living facility has wrongly withheld their family members' damage deposits when they moved out.

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Fire Breaks Out In Saskatoon Basement Apartment
CTV News Saskatoon,  SK
Fire Breaks Out In Saskatoon Basement Apartment

The Saskatoon Fire Department says no one was injured after a fire that broke out in a basement apartment on Tuesday morning.

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Construction Of YWCA Regina's New Building Nearing Completion
CTV News Regina,  SK
Construction Of YWCA Regina's New Building Nearing Completion

Construction is almost complete on the new 97,000 square foot Kikaskihtânaw Centre, which will soon be the new home for the YWCA Regina.

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New Rules On Short-term Rentals Along Lake Winnipeg Take Aim At Partiers, Encourage Responsible Ownership
CBC MB
New Rules On Short-term Rentals Along Lake Winnipeg Take Aim At Partiers, Encourage Responsible Ownership

New rules are being enforced to curtail partying and impose accountability on those who rent out short-term stays in cottage country along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg.