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Saskatoon SPCA Set To Serve Animals For Years To Come In New Home
Global News Saskatoon,  SK
Saskatoon SPCA Set To Serve Animals For Years To Come In New Home

On Saturday the SPCA celebrated with an open house at the new facility, where they showed off the new features and designs throughout.

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Cape Breton University Partners On Program To Pair Seniors With Students Looking For Housing
CBC NS
Cape Breton University Partners On Program To Pair Seniors With Students Looking For Housing

Cape Breton University is partnering with a Glace Bay organization to pair students looking for a safe and affordable place to live with seniors who have room to spare. 

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Charges Laid After Driver Hits Ayr Home
CTV News Kitchener,  ON
Charges Laid After Driver Hits Ayr Home

A Brant County man was arrested Friday after the car he was driving struck a home in Ayr.

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Vancouver Man Who Lived In Strathcona Tent City Jailed For 7 Years For Senior's Death
Vancouver Sun Vancouver,  BC
Vancouver Man Who Lived In Strathcona Tent City Jailed For 7 Years For Senior's Death

The homeless man who posed as a police officer to gain access to senior's home pleaded guilty in her death

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A N.B. Mother Says She Can’t Find Housing Because She Has A Child
Global News NB
A N.B. Mother Says She Can’t Find Housing Because She Has A Child

A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child.

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New Analysis Shows Significant Loss Of Affordable Rentals In Low-income Halifax Neighbourhood
CBC NS
New Analysis Shows Significant Loss Of Affordable Rentals In Low-income Halifax Neighbourhood

The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights has created a new data mapping tool to examine how the affordable rental housing stock has changed in cities across Canada over almost two decades.

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Carleton Place, Ont. Homeowners Facing Sky-high Home Insurance Increases
CTV News Ottawa,  ON
Carleton Place, Ont. Homeowners Facing Sky-high Home Insurance Increases

Rural homeowners living just outside of Carleton Place say they have been slapped with exorbitant home insurance increases.

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Regina’s Taylor Field To Become Home To Aquatic Centre, Not Affordable Housing
Global News Regina,  SK
Regina’s Taylor Field To Become Home To Aquatic Centre, Not Affordable Housing

In 2011, the City of Regina planned to build low-income housing on the grounds of Taylor Field. Today, the city says it will build an aquatic centre instead.

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Victims Of 'suspicious' House Fire Last Week Identified As Family Of 3 From Brampton, Ont.
CTV News Toronto,  ON
Victims Of 'suspicious' House Fire Last Week Identified As Family Of 3 From Brampton, Ont.

Peel Regional Police have identified the remains of three family members who were found at the site of a 'suspicious' fire which tore through their home in Brampton last week.

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Former Landlord Of West-end Home Threatened By Former Tenant, Guelph Police Say
Global News Guelph,  ON
Former Landlord Of West-end Home Threatened By Former Tenant, Guelph Police Say

Police have charged one man after they said there was a threat to burn down a home where he used to rent a basement apartment. A 39-year-old was found downtown on Thursday.

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Montreal Eases Construction Rules When It Comes To Social Housing
CTV News Montreal,  QC
Montreal Eases Construction Rules When It Comes To Social Housing

The City of Montreal is making changes to its housing policies in the hopes that it will make the city more affordable. Three years ago, Montreal introduced a new bylaw to require developers to include social, affordable and family housing in new construction. It is now easing that rule.

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B.C. Couple Faces Fines, Legal Action Over Custom-built Tiny Home On Rural Property
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B.C. Couple Faces Fines, Legal Action Over Custom-built Tiny Home On Rural Property

A Peachland, B.C., couple is facing the threat of a $1,000 fine and legal action if they do not remove their custom-built tiny home from their rural property by the end of April.

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Canadian Housing Starts Rose 14% In February, CMHC Says
Global News Canada
Canadian Housing Starts Rose 14% In February, CMHC Says

The annual pace of housing starts in February climbed 14 per cent compared with January, in the country, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.