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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2024 5:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is putting $1.3 billion toward building and expanding schools. He says the money will go toward creating 27,093 new student …
Read More »Trudeau pitches apartment building push with $15B more in loans – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2024 12:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is setting aside another $15 billion in the upcoming budget for its apartment construction loan program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the funding will help …
Read More »Winnipeg fire crews battle blaze at trucking company, most of building saved – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Fire Department battled a heavy blaze early Friday morning at a trucking company on Keewatin Street and succeeded in saving most of the building. Crews were called to Fast Freight around 6:15 a.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from …
Read More »‘This is the heart of the community’: Massive structure fire destroys building on Toronto’s Ward Island – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto fire crews battled an early morning blaze at the Ward’s Island Community Centre on Sunday. Emergency responders say calls reporting the fire came in around 2:20 a.m. By the time firetrucks arrived on scene, it was a fully involved structure fire. …
Read More »Group representing building owners, managers calls on city to reconsider plan to close underground concourse – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Building Owners & Managers Association of Manitoba says the city needs to go back to the drawing board when it comes to a proposal to close the underground concourse beneath Portage and Main. Executive Director Tom Thiessen says the group has …
Read More »Winnipeg fire crews rescue tenants from apartment building fire, 3 in hospital – Winnipeg
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 7, 2024 6:23 pm Updated March 7, 2024 6:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people are in unstable condition after a fire at an apartment building in the 100 block of Young Street in Winnipeg. …
Read More »‘We’re stuck’: Only elevator in Toronto apartment building broken for days – Toronto
A disability advocate is raising the alarm after a woman with mobility issues found herself trapped in her Toronto apartment for days when the only elevator in the building was taken out of service. The elevator at the building, located on Dawes Road in East York, has not been usable …
Read More »‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam
Dr. David Barber, chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s general and family practice section, says a move toward private health care in Ontario is “happening already” and that it’s “going to get worse.” During a news conference Thursday discussing a shortage of family doctors in Ontario, Barber said one of …
Read More »Fires at commercial building, vacant houses mean busy morning for Winnipeg firefighters – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s been a busy Monday morning for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service. Fire crews were dispatched to a blaze at a commercial building on Keewatin Street, causing traffic disruptions and the closure of Keewatin in both directions between Inkster Boulevard and Church …
Read More »Ontario introduces strategy to halve timelines for building schools
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half. Stephen Lecce says the average time it takes to build a school …
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