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Saskatoon mayoral hopefuls pitch themselves at debate

9th - Higher Ed
CBC's Scott Larson brings us the latest from Saskatoon's mayoral contest.
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Homeless New Yorkers sue NYC over encampment sweeps

9th - Higher Ed
The lawsuit, filed by the Urban Justice Center, claims these sweeps displace people and make it harder for them to recover.
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Ocean Gate residents rally to save their backyard from new construction

9th - Higher Ed
Tenants typically park their cars where the building will be going up. Since construction has started, residents now have to park elsewhere.
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Madrid mobilises for affordable housing and fair rents

9th - Higher Ed
Thousands rallied in the Spanish capital on Sunday demanding affordable housing and lower rents.
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Where are house prices rising fastest in the EU — and why?

9th - Higher Ed
The latest Eurostat data shows a steep rise in house prices in some eastern European countries, as well as a general growth across the bloc of 2.9%.
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A look at Toronto’s newest supportive housing initiative for unhoused people

9th - Higher Ed
Toronto is getting new supportive housing that will have doctors on site, mental health resources, as well as food programs. As CBC’s Ali Chiassion reports, it’s aimed at helping Toronto's unhoused population get back on their feet.
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Can converting disused office spaces into flats solve Berlin's housing crisis?

9th - Higher Ed
Two German entrepreneurs have been converting old factories and disused office spaces into affordable apartments in Berlin for years. As rents spiral in the German capital, Euronews met them to ask if such projects could be a feasible...
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Rebuilding Swansea Mews could take years to complete

9th - Higher Ed
Two years after a ceiling collapsed at a Toronto Community Housing complex, plans to rebuild are still in flux. As CBC’s Tyler Cheese reports, former residents of Swansea Mews say they’re still recovering from the sudden displacement...
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Toronto revamping vacant home tax after deluge of complaints

9th - Higher Ed
City of Toronto staff have introduced a slew of changes to Toronto’s vacant home tax, following a bumpy rollout earlier this year. CBC's Shawn Jeffords has the details.
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Tiny mobile home creator hopes to offer temporary relief to unhoused people

9th - Higher Ed
A Toronto man is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles with the hope of offering temporary relief to those who are unhoused. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc has the details.
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East-end Toronto residents worry they may lose garden suite zoning

9th - Higher Ed
Residents who have properties next to one of Toronto's narrowest streets say they're disappointed to learn the city is looking to amend local zoning by-law to disallow garden suites. CBC's Britnei Bilhete has the details.
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Why Canada’s making massive cuts to immigration | About That

9th - Higher Ed
The federal government is cutting the number of new permanent and temporary residents to be welcomed into Canada as part of what's been described as a 'dramatic revision' to its immigration plan. Andrew Chang explains the reasons behind...
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Touring a new affordable housing site in West Vancouver

9th - Higher Ed
West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager and Stefan Baune with Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society tour an under-construction housing development in the district that will be run by Kiwanis. The site's 156 units are intended to be affordable for...
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This city program could help you with a rental deposit

9th - Higher Ed
A city program that helps people pay a rental deposit or back rent is available to qualifying households in Windsor. Staff say rising costs of rent and increased demand will likely push it over budget.
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Industry rep on affordable housing

9th - Higher Ed
Michael Brooks, president of Realpac, an organization that represents many of Canada's biggest landlords, says 'we're not tasked with building deeply affordable or social housing. We can't be there.'
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How is Surrey tackling the housing crisis?

9th - Higher Ed
In the latest instalment of The Early Edition housing series The Big Idea, CBC’s Stephen Quinn asks Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke how her city is addressing housing affordability and availability.
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Affordable housing is vanishing. Are these landlords to blame?

9th - Higher Ed
Canada lost more than half a million affordable rental units in a decade, and experts say it’s because 'financialized landlords' are turning housing into investments. CBC The National investigates the impact of the growing industry and...
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The Breakdown | The rise of 'financialized' landlords

9th - Higher Ed
The National Adrienne Arsenault investigates how 'financialized' landlords may be contributing to rising rents across Canada.
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Mortgage Rates Drop to 15-Month Low

9th - Higher Ed
U.S. 30-year mortgage rates dropped to a 15-month low of 6.55% after signals from the Federal Reserve about potential rate cuts.
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‘A moral stand’: Anti-racism rallies in UK after far-right riots

9th - Higher Ed
In towns and cities across England, thousands march against racism after far-right riots that led to some 400 arrests.
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City of Burnaby introduces height-based framework to simplify process for new developments

9th - Higher Ed
The City of Burnaby says its new height-based framework will focus on the physical form and design of buildings rather than complex density calculations. It says the model will increase transparency and predictability for developers,...
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Wonderscape

The Inflation Crisis of 2022: Causes and Consequences

K - 5th
The inflation crisis of 2022 happened because of several reasons, like people wanting to buy more things, problems with shipping and supplies, more people working from home, and the war between Russia and Ukraine. These issues made...
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Wonderscape

Trying to Restore Economic Stability During Inflation

K - 5th
During the inflation crisis of 2022, the government came up with a lot of ideas to reduce the rate of inflation, including shrinking the money supply, finding new petrolium sources to lower gas prices, and building more houses to lower...
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The Business Professor

Contracts must have a Lawful Purpose

Higher Ed
This Video Explains Contracts must have a Lawful Purpose