housing

An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says.

Alison Gu knows politicians must make decisions now to save humanity. So at 24 years old, she became one.

Now he's heading into the first full year of his third mandate faced with what public health experts fear will be the worst wave yet of the pandemic, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The Liberals have found themselves with a financial windfall amid an economic rebound, though the extra room is largely spoken for thanks to COVID-19 measures and relief for flooded British Columbia.

Nova Scotia's highest court has concluded there is systemic discrimination in the province against people with disabilities who are seeking services and housing in the community.

The extended restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially tough on the mental health of 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiencing precarious housing, who are forced to spend more time in unsupportive homes or find alternatives without access to shuttered services.

Younger voters make up around 40 per cent of the electorate but are often seen as unmotivated to participate in the electoral process. Here are some of those who did show up on Monday on what matters to them.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's housing plan Tuesday, but real estate industry members are concerned it won't do much to alleviate a lack of supply.

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

The latest UN climate report pinpoints the biggest culprit behind overheated cities.

The federal budget’s plan to retrofit residential buildings falls short of what is needed to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and create well-paying jobs, experts say.

The federal government's promise to create a “for Indigenous, by Indigenous” housing strategy hasn't been met. Nonetheless, some housing is being built for Indigenous people in Toronto and other urban centres.

Canada's municipalities are asking the federal government to include $7 billion in its upcoming budget for cities and housing providers to buy disused properties and quickly turn them into affordable housing.

Charles Mandel says his off-grid home in Nova Scotia has all the modern conveniences ... without the doomsday vibe.

As Charles Mandel found out, it’s because of those archaic and conservative institutions known as banks. Not one is willing to give a mortgage to an off-grid house.