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For generations, growth in many Canadian cities meant the same thing: new subdivisions at the edge of town, detached homes, longer roads and outward expansion. Now, rising land costs, changing affordability pressures, population growth and public policies have pushed builders to add more multi-unit housing, not just newer subdivisions at …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The wind chill in Bienfait, Sask., made it feel like –40 when Angie Tuffnell stepped outside …

For Rebecca McDonald, it’s long been a dream to study medicine, become a doctor and practise at home — in Newfoundland and Labrador. But with that dream in arm’s reach, she’s hit an unexpected roadblock — the question of whether she’s a resident of the province. “I want to provide …

Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A federal judge has ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund this month’s food aid for 42 million low-income Americans by Friday, blocking its plan …

A residential community on the east coast of Vancouver Island is vowing to continue its lengthy battle for self-governance after two neighbouring municipalities declined the opportunity to incorporate the area into their boundaries.  French Creek, B.C., is a growing neighbourhood nestled between Qualicum Beach and Parksville, in the Oceanside area …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A legal expert says suing for medical malpractice can come with a long list of challenges. The comments come after a Nova Scotia woman says she was wrongly told she had terminal breast cancer just weeks after being told she had no …

As It Happens5:59Former Afghan women’s soccer captain fights for team’s chance to compete in World Cup Khalida Popal, the former captain of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team, is making a call to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to allow Afghan women to participate in the 2027 Women’s World …

9 hours ago News Duration 0:39 Japan has deployed more than 2,000 troops and firefighters from across the country to fight a forest fire in a northeastern coastal city that has damaged dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 1,200 people. The fire has burned about 2,100 …

The company that owns TikTok goes to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to try to fend off a new law that would see the wildly popular social media app banned later this month. The law would prohibit companies such as Apple and Google from making TikTok available to users …

Despite Alzheimer’s disease being known about for well over a century, few major developments in diagnosing or treating it have been made up until recently. Dr. Tyler Wenzel, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, is conducting research that could revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat diseases of …