1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (889+ words) A significant number of homes around Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chatham-Kent, Ont., and Chilliwack, B.C., are located in high flood hazard areas, according to a Statistics Canada report released earlier this month. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and B.C., an increasing share of those homes are…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (67+ words) Gap to restore pre-pandemic housing affordability by 2036 in Calgary narrowing: CMHC Yahoo News Canada A new report shows Calgary is one of the only major cities in Canada where the gap to restore housing affordability is narrowing. There's been record…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (183+ words) Winnipeg has surpassed a target for creating new housing under a federal funding program nearly three months before the deadline. The city says 14,833 new housing units have received building permits since it signed an agreement with the federal government under…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (537+ words) Despite the construction of thousands of new rental units in recent years, rents in Nova Scotia are still going up at a rate that's several times higher than what was seen historically for decades. From 1998 to 2018, the province's rent inflation…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (51+ words) Yahoo News Canada A helicopter search for missing Canadian mountain runner in the Swiss Alps has been suspended after repeated aerial sweeps failed to locate her. Kalie McCrystal went missing shortly after she ascended the Matterhorn, one of the range's…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (776+ words) While economic uncertainty from fluctuating oil prices and U.S. tariffs is contributing to B.C.'s real estate slowdown, economists say immigration policy changes are also playing a part. Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR) marked a slower summer in home sales than it forecasted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) Canadian Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden was in Toronto Tuesday to tour Able Sail, an organization that provides sailing opportunities for people living with disabilities. Before setting sail on Lake Ontario, van Koeverden defended the lake’s name,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) Newly installed fencing around the Canso Canal has abruptly blocked public access to one of Cape Breton's most popular recreational mackerel fishing spots, following federal warnings over aging infrastructure. The Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of National Defence closed…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (850+ words) Talk about raining cats and dogs. Effective December 1, 2026, pet licensing will no longer be required within the City of Dawson Creek. For the BC SPCA, however, the change is considerably more than a license. Shoni Field, a strategic public engagement…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (286+ words) Simple things like vacuuming or simply burning a candle are contributing to worsening air quality inside your home. And that's why it's important to change your habits during wildfire season. "You want to think of your home as your clean…...