A coalition of housing experts, advocates and industry representatives are calling on the government to overhaul its policies in order to get more rental units built. Report calls on all levels of government to work collaboratively to address a lack in rental units in Canada. A coalition of housing experts, …
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Firefighters pulled out of Fort Smith, N.W.T., amid safety concerns
The community of Fort Smith, N.W.T., is under an evacuation order and fire officials say the next 48 hours could see “extreme” fire behaviour due to weather and fuel conditions. That means it could keep spreading closer to Fort Smith and Fort Fitzgerald, Alta. Nearby wildfire has potential for ‘extreme’ …
Read More »Will electrifying cars and home heating break Canada’s grid?
The government is encouraging Canadians to switch to EVs and heat pumps to fight climate change. But many CBC News readers have asked: won’t electrifying everything break the grid and drive up energy costs? Here’s what electricity operators and those researching the transition say. Transition will be gradual and technology …
Read More »Ottawa using ‘creative accounting’ on its 2 billion tree pledge, environmental watchdog says
Canada’s environmental watchdog says Ottawa is using “creative accounting” to support the claim that its program to plant two billion trees is exceeding targets. Environment and sustainability commissioner calls out the federal government on its math. Canada’s environmental watchdog says Ottawa is using “creative accounting” to support the claim that …
Read More »City of St. John’s rejects owner’s pleas to tear down burnt-out house. Now she says she’s stuck
A St. John’s woman says the city allowed 11 Summer St. to be sold despite it having been converted into a home from a garage without proper permits. Tiffany Elton says the city should be responsible for tearing it down. ‘What’s crushing me is I’m one small business lady in …
Read More »As fall approaches, outreach workers worry about what will happen to Thunder Bay’s homeless population
While outreach workers are helping people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., meet their daily needs, there isn’t enough housing available to move them indoors. Here’s where the situation stands as the fall approaches, and why one person who is sleeping outside says the little things can make a big …
Read More »2 dead after separate collisions in Peel Region just hours apart
One person is dead and another badly injured after a three-vehicle crash in Mississauga early Tuesday, only hours after a woman was struck and killed by a driver in Brampton. The Mississauga collision happened in the area of Derry and McLaughlin roads, Peel police said in a tweet. The person …
Read More »Wildfire now 20km from Yellowknife, risk ‘has risen’ over last day
A wildfire burning northwest of Yellowknife is now about 20 kilometres from the city, officials said on Tuesday morning. That means it's moved about 10 kilometres closer to the capital since a day earlier. "The fire is not expected to reach Yellowknife in the coming days, however, risk to the …
Read More »How developers influenced the Ford government to open up Greenbelt land for housing
One of the most stunning revelations contained in Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk’s explosive report into Ontario’s controversial Greenbelt land swap was how a small number of real estate developers were able to use their access to a high-level government staffer to have protected land – some of which was recently …
Read More »COVID keeps evolving, but so does our immunity. Are we now at a ‘stalemate’ with this virus?
After billions of global COVID-19 infections, millions of deaths, and countless lives upended by long-lasting health impacts, we’ve finally hit a point in this pandemic where SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the fearsome pathogen it used to be. That’s thanks to how both the virus, and our immunity against it, are evolving. New …
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