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Surrey Fire Claims One Life; Vancouver Apartment Fire Injures Three, Including Child
Vancouver Sun Vancouver,  BC
Surrey Fire Claims One Life; Vancouver Apartment Fire Injures Three, Including Child

In Vancouver, fire crews were called around 5 a.m. Saturday after an apartment suite was engulfed in flames in the 1500 block of East 5 Avenue.

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Houses Built By P.E.I. Carpenters-in-training Will End Up As Social Housing
CBC PEI
Houses Built By P.E.I. Carpenters-in-training Will End Up As Social Housing

Two new projects will help, in a small way, with two of the Island's biggest challenges — the housing crisis and the shortage of skilled construction workers. 

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Housing Groups Call For State Of Emergency For Indigenous People In N.W.T.
CBC Canada
Housing Groups Call For State Of Emergency For Indigenous People In N.W.T.

Two national housing groups are calling on the Northwest Territories to declare a state of emergency for housing Indigenous people, particularly women and girls.

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This 3-bedroom Mississauga Condo Listed For $649,000 Is In A 50-year-old Building. Should Its Age Be A Concern?
The Spec Canada
This 3-bedroom Mississauga Condo Listed For $649,000 Is In A 50-year-old Building. Should Its Age Be A Concern?

This newly renovated Mississauga condo apartment listed for $649,000 is in a 50-year-old building. Should its age be a concern?

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St. Catharines Refugee Family Of 12 In Search Of Home Where They Can All Be Together
The Spec Canada
St. Catharines Refugee Family Of 12 In Search Of Home Where They Can All Be Together

Clockwise from left: Sedra, Hadeel, Ahmad, Abdulrahman, Hamza, Abdulhadi and Mohammad Alsaoudi. The family is living in a hotel after being evicted from their home.

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Pushback Against Pitch For 14-storey Condo Towers On Delta School Site
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Pushback Against Pitch For 14-storey Condo Towers On Delta School Site

Rendering of a proposed condo development at the site of the former Delta Secondary School.

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Tempers Flare As CBRM Council Debates Whether To Return Housing Money To Ottawa
CTV News Atlantic
Tempers Flare As CBRM Council Debates Whether To Return Housing Money To Ottawa

A capacity crowd attended Cape Breton Regional Municipality council chambers on Friday to discuss what to do with $5 million for affordable housing.

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Could Turning Waste Into Aggregate Save Farmland From Becoming Gravel Pits?
CBC Kitchener,  ON
Could Turning Waste Into Aggregate Save Farmland From Becoming Gravel Pits?

If approved, Wilmot Township may soon be home to a new gravel pit, which would be built on about 57 hectares of farmland despite resistance from local activists. One Guelph researcher says that turning waste into aggregate may offer an alternative to losing farmland in the future.

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Temporary Housing Site Given Last Extension
CTV News Vancouver,  BC
Temporary Housing Site Given Last Extension

A temporary housing facility that's been lauded as a success in Victoria will remain open after the city extended its stay until the fall.

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Stoney Creek Home Listed For $1.5M Offers ‘business In The Front, Party In The Back’
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Stoney Creek Home Listed For $1.5M Offers ‘business In The Front, Party In The Back’

The exterior of 30 Leslie Dr. in Stoney Creek.

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CBRM Mayor Calls Emergency Meeting Over Affordable Housing Funding
CBC NS
CBRM Mayor Calls Emergency Meeting Over Affordable Housing Funding

Cape Breton Regional Municipality has turned down $5 million in funding from the Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation that could have been used to support people who are homeless and in need of addiction treatment.

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1.5-million New Ontario Homes Already Within Reach: Planners’ Study
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1.5-million New Ontario Homes Already Within Reach: Planners’ Study

Hamilton’s share of the 1,126,960 surveyed new housing units is 29,394.

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'Smoke And Flames': Big House Fire In Burlington Sends More Than 20 Firefighters To Scene
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'Smoke And Flames': Big House Fire In Burlington Sends More Than 20 Firefighters To Scene

Burlington firefighters are trying to determine what caused a house fire in a Burlington neighbourhood.The blaze broke out around 4 p.m. Wednesday (March 8) on Longmoor Drive as firefighters responded to "smoke and flames showing" on the home, according to a joint press release between the City of Burlington and Burlington fire department....