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Quebec's Social Housing Crisis: 21,500 Units Crumbling as Repair Costs Soar Past $1 Billion

Quebec faces a $1.079 billion social housing crisis as 21,500 units deteriorate. Inflation outpaces repairs as...

Edmonton's Crackdown on Homelessness: Are Encampment Sweeps Making the Crisis Worse?

Edmonton's aggressive encampment sweeps and transit ticketing are pushing more people into homelessness rather than...

Housing Crisis Eclipses Trade Wars: What Canadians Really Care About Now

Housing affordability now Canada's top economic worry, surpassing trade fears. Government expands tax breaks but...

CMHC's Game-Changing Index Reveals Canada's Real Housing Crisis Goes Beyond Price Tags

CMHC's new affordability index reveals Canada's housing crisis extends far beyond home prices, exposing critical rental...

Housing Crisis Deepens as Calgary Council Repeals Rezoning Without Plan B

Housing advocates demand Calgary council replace citywide rezoning with a new plan to address the city's affordability...

Housing Crisis Deepens as Calgary Scraps Rezoning Plan—Advocates Demand Action Now

Calgary's housing advocates are demanding action after council scrapped citywide rezoning without a replacement plan,...

Housing Relief Plan Shows Promise — But Alberta Can't Wait for Ontario-Only Solutions

Federal housing relief plan shows promise, but Alberta experts warn Ontario-only approach leaves other provinces behind...

Quebec Coroner Launches Public Inquiry Into Five Homeless Deaths in Montreal

Quebec coroner Stéphanie Gamache will investigate five homeless deaths in Montreal between Sept. 2025 and March 2026,...

Ontario Slashes Housing Start Projections as 1.5 Million Home Target Slips Further Away

Ontario slashes housing start projections to 64,800 units this year, falling far short of 1.5 million home target as...

Ontario Budget 2026 Proposes HST Exemption for New Home Buyers to Combat Housing Crisis

Ontario's 2026 budget proposes HST exemptions for new home buyers and commits to reducing development charges to combat...

Ontario Housing Crisis Deepens as Ford Government Slashes Construction Targets Yet Again

Opinion: Calgary's Housing Crisis Demands Bolder Action from All Levels of Government

Calgary's housing affordability crisis has reached a tipping point, and the modest policy responses from municipal,...

Alberta Tenant Advocates Push for Stronger Eviction Protections Amid Housing Crisis

A coalition of Alberta tenant advocacy organizations has presented the provincial government with a package of proposed...

Alberta First Nations Launch $200-Million Indigenous Housing Strategy

A coalition of Alberta First Nations has launched a $200-million Indigenous housing strategy that aims to build 1,200...

Calgary Approves Conversion of Five Downtown Office Towers to Residential Housing

Calgary City Council has approved the conversion of five vacant downtown office towers into residential housing, part...