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Home building permits are down despite federal construction promise
Home building permits were down by 15 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, new Statistics Canada data shows, which doesn’t bode well for the federal government’s ambitious promise to double the pace of home construction.
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'Heat island' effect: Will European cities become unliveable?
Temperatures are scorching across much of Europe. City dwellers are particularly affected due to the so-called "heat island" effect. Cities are adapting, but is this enough?
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‘Cruel.’ CT leaders vow to ignore Trump executive order on homelessness
The executive order shifts resources from prevention programs to removing those living on the streets, and in some cases, forcibly committing those who are a danger to others. But Connecticut leaders insisted that the order will only...
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Severe rains pelt U.S. east coast, flooding some NYC trains
Strong rain storms lashed the U.S. East Coast Thursday, causing flash floods in some areas. As flash flooding becomes more common, experts wonder if Canadian cities are ready.
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Russia-Ukraine War: Putin Unleashes Deadly Strikes on Kyiv,Zelensky Demands Regime Change
Russia launched one of its deadliest aerial assaults on Kyiv in months, killing eight people, including a six-year-old boy and his mother. Over 300 drones and 8 missiles targeted Ukraine overnight, hitting homes and reducing a...
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Does Poughkeepsie have Poughtential to be among America's greatest cities? Some urban experts think so.
The conversation was sparked after a group of urban researchers again placed Poughkeepsie on their annual list of America's best cities at #82.
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Will the new EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional ‘Hunger Games’?
The EU’s proposed 2028–2034 budget risks turning the bloc's cohesion policy into a high-stakes competition for funding by merging it with other major spending areas, sparking concerns over reduced local control and lack of support for...
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Winter smog across Balkans prompts protests calling for change
Widespread reliance on coal and wood fires has a severe impact on air quality, but this year, more people across region seek government action.
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New program to allow communities to pick immigrants | Sunday Scrum
The federal government plans to bring in a new immigration program that will allow cities and towns to pick newcomers based on local labour needs.
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Gun violence rises across Canada
There was an increase in gun violence in several Canadian cities in the past year with record numbers of shootings in Toronto and Winnipeg. But many say a national handgun ban wouldn’t go far enough.
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Car2Go pulls out of North America
Car-sharing service Share Now, formerly Car2Go, will stop operating in North America in early 2020. Vancouver and Montreal were the last Canadian cities with the service.
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'The power of Siberia': Russia-China gas pipeline to launch
Russia, one of the world's largest exporters of natural gas, is launching a major pipeline from Siberia to China.
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Protests in France move up a gear as darkness falls over pension reform strike
An estimated 180,000 people were demonstrating at midday Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms in 30 French cities, authorities said, with more rallies still planned across the country. Meanwhile, a nationwide...
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Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson this morning in Ottawa. The two are talking about cities and municipalities working with the federal government on shared priorities like infrastructure and climate change.
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Dubai's bid to make bureaucratic backlogs a thing of the past
Smart cities are developing at breakneck speed. One leading expert at GITEX , Gulf Information Technology Exhibition in Dubai describes them as becoming like the body of an Artificially Intelligent mind. "To make a smart city that's...
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How climate change could impact how we cook
Some U.S. cities are banning natural gas, including gas cooktops, in an effort to combat climate change.
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Mosul residents relieved after death of ISIL leader al-Baghdadi
Al Jazeera spoke to some residents in Mosul, who say they are happy ISIL's former leader is now gone.
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Canadian adults get failing grade for physical activity
Canadian adults were given a failing grade for vigorous physical activity in a report by Participaction. The study found Canadians spend too much time sitting and not enough time exercising.
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Future Entrepreneurs Need to Embrace Regulation: Steve Case
AOL CEO Steve Case told Cheddar that entrepreneurs will have to accept government regulations around core technologies "fundamental to everyday life" while speaking from the SALT investment conference in Las Vegas.
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The Brief: Diesel battle lines in European elections
A new dividing line has opened up in European politics - climate policy. In Germany, entering a city with an old diesel car might not be easy these days, with new rules in place to limit emissions. One of the major eurosceptic parties,...
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Mayor in German town tells owners to 'build or lose' land in residential areas
The city council in the German town of Tübingen has approved a plan to force landowners to build housing or face sanctions. This weekend 20 letters were sent out to people that own unused land in the area. According to the letters, they...
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Canadian company creates 'smart intersections' to ease traffic, improve safety
The City of Detroit has partnered with a Canadian company to try and make their intersections more efficient and safe. "Smart intersections" are a growing trend and can now be found in more than 100 cities around the world. They connect...
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Canada's fight over marijuana tax cash
Six months after legalization, some of Canada's largest cities say they're not getting the money they were promised from taxes on cannabis.
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Evaluating the Liberal government's 2019 federal budget | Business Panel
Our weekend business panel discusses the federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau amid the ongoing SNC-Lavalin controversy.