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The opposition and environmental activists criticized the strategy after Environment Minister Tim Halman confirmed that the Progressive Conservative government would not put into force the Coastal Protection Act, which was passed in 2019 by the Liberals with support from all parties in the legislature.

Renters across the country faced record low vacancy rates and record high rent increases in 2023, but Statistics Canada says Toronto and Vancouver residents who don't own their homes face the greatest financial pressures.

Even people who don’t lose their homes during a storm can end up threatened with eviction.

What's the secret of a lush-looking lawn in Metro Vancouver, where watering is banned amid a brutal drought?

Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says.

Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest.

Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between five and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to a reconciliation fund for local Indigenous nations, says Mayor Lisa Helps.

We have to find ways to make renting more lucrative for renters, not just their landlords, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Mayors across Canada are calling on the federal parties to take urgent action on housing and homelessness as voting day fast approaches.

Demonizing landlords and foreign buyers make for easy politics, and promising to help new homebuyers is an obvious winner, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

If you happen to have the good fortune of owning a home, this unexpected housing boom that’s sweeping the nation has been a gift from above. But for the millions of Canadians who don’t own, it's just another setback. 

In an effort to meet Canada's 2030 emissions reduction targets under the Paris Accord, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other ministers announced a plan on Dec. 11 that includes an investment of $2.6 billion over seven years to help homeowners.

The federal Conservatives are calling for spending cuts and waste reduction in the coming budget to unleash the economy and create jobs.

Housing assessments are in the mail for nearly two million homeowners in British Columbia, but those in Vancouver may have already searched their properties online to learn that values have fallen dramatically.

While most homeowners are raking autumn leaves, Mike Perozak is helping his neighbours in downtown Toronto prepare their gardens to welcome guests in the spring.