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Alan Goodall has owned the Aura nightclub in Vancouver's entertainment district for 16 years, and says the situation for his business has never been worse.

The procedural mystery behind the prime minister’s plan to rush his treasured legislation has been unveiled. Now it’s Parliament’s play.

Housing affordability remains an existential issue for millions of Canadians. So why do Conservative MPs like Jacob Mantle seem so determined to undermine potential solutions like modular housing?

First Nations leaders are calling on Prime Minister Carney to reintroduce water legislation and fund Indigenous-led housing within his first 100 days.

The Liberals were given one stay of political execution on their poor handling of the housing file, both because of Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Donald Trump’s menacing threats. They will not get a second one. 

Canadians are demanding new homes but buildings are already the third-largest source of fossil fuel pollution in Canada and cutting those emissions has proven miserably difficult. New buildings last for decades, so Carney's government needs a housing plan that comes with some conditions. Photo by Saskatchewan Conservation House

With the push to build more homes amidst the housing affordability crisis, municipalities may not be equipped to build homes out of harms way from flood zones. And with the threat of increased flooding from climate change on the horizon, new homeowners may be the ones paying the price.

Marv Gandall says living in one of Victoria's largest residential buildings a year ago meant a parade of people with suitcases, stuffed visitors parking and slow elevators.

After years of watching federal and provincial elected officials either do nothing about the housing crisis or just tinker at the margins, young voters might welcome the more activist and interventionist approach that Mark Carney is offering.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is leading in the polls and the three other party leaders largely kept their attacks focused on him. One of the most pointed moments of the debate came when Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner put Ford on the spot, directly addressing him about the rates for Ontario Disability Support Program payments.

The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confidence vote today, but the government is likely to survive with the support of the NDP.

It follows his own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.

Canada needs an additional 3.5 million housing units to address its housing shortage. Governments and industry are learning how to do that without sacrificing the tree canopy that keeps streets cool, absorbs floodwater and cleans the air.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major drop in the number of new permanent residents Canada will accept in 2025.

British Columbia's election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad debated big issues of housing, health care, affordability and the overdose crisis, but also tangled over plastic straws and a billionaire’s billboards.