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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. There’s a constant hum from the furnace in Celine Whane’s house in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., as it runs non-stop to counter the cold air flowing in from door …

When Donna Vasallo lost her housing on Salt Spring Island, the mother of two figured she would have to leave the island – until Country Grocer, where she works, offered shelter for her family in a two-bedroom trailer. “It’s meant a lot, like thank goodness,” said Vassallo, who has now …

CBC’s virtual road trip series Land of Living Stories explores the hidden gems across Saskatchewan. Reporter Janani Whitfield hit the road to Gravelbourg in search of inspiring stories of community spirit. This is the second of a four-part series from that community. From the window of the historic home she manages as …

A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion Wednesday, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground. The falling bricks buried a sidewalk, landed on the public housing building’s playground and sent a cloud of dust billowing …

For many Canadians, there’s been little hope of home ownership in some of the country’s biggest housing markets.  But that narrative appears to be shifting, at least in places such as Vancouver, Toronto and surrounding areas, as prices remain relatively low and interest rates seem to hold steady. “I’m definitely …

भारतीय शेयर बाजार (Share Market) में आज जोरदार तेजी देखने को मिली. मेटल, कमोडिटी और ऑटोमोबाइल स्टॉक्स के दम पर BSE सेंसेक्स 418.81 पॉइंट्स की उछाल के साथ 81,018.72 पर बंद हुआ. वहीं, NSE निफ्टी भी 157.40 पॉइंट्स चढ़कर 24,722.75 पर क्लोज हुआ. फिलहाल ग्लोबल सेटीमेंट में सुधार के संकेत …

The chimney swift is a disappearing bird that originally nested in hollow old-growth trees. After those forests were logged, it found a creative solution — it moved into chimneys in human cities.  But now it faces a new housing crisis. Thanks to modern heating technology and regulations, many chimneys are being capped, demolished or …

Slavica Salihbegovic’s family was growing. So she did what anyone living in Vienna would do: She asked the city for a bigger apartment. “At that time, I was pregnant with my first kid,” she said. “I lived in a two-room apartment … it was an OK building, but it was …

There’s nothing in Metro Vancouver like Granville Island — but that’s part of the problem in making changes to keep it financially viable.  “We’re kind of stuck in where we can get money from,” said Granville Island general manager Tom Lancaster. He estimates up to $300 million is required for …

An Israeli airstrike on a school building killed dozens of people sheltering inside on Monday, as questions remained about distributing aid to Palestinians in Gaza. While the aid system is worked out, Israel has continued to carry out strikes across the densely populated Gaza Strip, killing at least 45 people on …