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Doug Ford’s New Year’s resolutions should target broken promises
Ben Eisen
report on business
From tariffs to immigration to housing, experts pick the big charts to watch in 2025
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opinion
Several Vancouver neighbourhoods saw decline in rental availability over 20-year census period: study
Kerry Gold
canada
More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless in 2024, report finds
Outreach workers Greg Cook and Lorraine Lam distribute cold weather supplies to encampment residents as temperatures plummet in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
The great pretender: Looking back at Trudeau, we see our initial judgment of him when he first entered politics was correct
Andrew Coyne
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No, you’re not throwing your money away on rent
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Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
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B.C. reviews flagship programs in face of federal uncertainty
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
world
U.S. Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
canada
As provinces meddle more in municipal issues, cities raise concerns about political overreach
A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on Friday, December 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
canada
An empty Quebec mall decays as the surrounding suburb gasps for housing
The mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, stands outside the Complexe Cousineau. Once a bustling mall, it sits mostly empty with boarded-up windows, broken glass and a huge, empty parking lot.
canada
B.C. court strikes down law aimed at pushing through controversial Vancouver social-housing project
Houses are shown in the Vancouver Kitsilano neighbourhood on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
personal finance
CRA waived $2.5-billion in penalties and interest on federal vacant homes tax
Nearly 8,500 homes have been declared vacant or underused in Vancouver after the submission deadline passed for the city's new empty homes tax. Condos and apartment buildings are seen in downtown Vancouver on February 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
How can Toronto get back on track?
Matti Siemiatycki
british columbia
B.C. kicks off 2025 with new rules, including a 20 per cent home-flipping tax
A 20 per cent home-flipping tax tops the list of a number of new regulations coming into effect in British Columbia starting Jan. 1. A for sale sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June, 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
opinion
Small firms are being unfairly shut out of the federal home-building program
Toon Dreessen
opinion
The homelessness epidemic is a health crisis, but also an economic one
Andrew Boozary
report on business
Canadian housing market poised for 2025 comeback as lower rates unleash pent-up demand
A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
To live up to its enduring promise, Canada must repair what is broken
John Ibbitson
canada
Outreach workers say Ontario encampments are ‘necessary’ amid lack of shelter spaces
As the province seeks to end homeless encampments in public spaces with tough new legislation, many Ontarians are divided over how the issue should be handled amid ongoing housing, addictions and mental-health crises. A man sleeps on the street in Toronto on, March 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
report on business
As Canada ramps up housing, advocates urge more accessible builds: ‘Now’s the time’
Amid a housing crisis that has Canadian policymakers and developers scrambling to bolster supply, those living with disability are urging leaders to ensure accessibility is enshrined into more newly built homes than the country has historically seen. New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Don’t be fooled. Ottawa’s new mortgage rules are a recipe for more consumer debt
Rita Trichur
world
Spain’s monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech
Spain's King Felipe VI delivers his traditional Christmas Eve speech at the Royal Palace in Madrid and publicly broadcasted on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Andres BALLESTEROS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDRES BALLESTEROS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
british columbia
B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional, court rules
Houses are shown in the Vancouver Kitsilano neighbourhood on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
At Montreal’s Ma Chambre, residents at risk of homelessness receive a room of one’s own
Renaud Philippe
report on business
Home affordability is improving, but challenges remain for many Canadians, report says
A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit four million by 2045
People are silhouetted as they view and photograph fog shrouding the Vancouver area, from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
leadership lab
How Minto Group is innovating to decarbonize and build more housing amid disruption
Michael Waters
report on business
Apartment rents in Canada rose more slowly in 2024 due to flood of new construction
Construction cranes dot the skyline as condo towers are seen under construction at the Oakridge Park shopping centre redevelopment, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Canada needs leadership, not cheaper potato chips
The Editorial Board
report on business
National home sales, prices rose in November as buyers took advantage of cheaper interest rates
A person walks with their dogs past a for sale sign in Vancouver as The Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts are expected to boost home sales. Paige Taylor White/The Globe and Mail
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Diagnosing what’s wrong with Canada’s immigration system
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Trudeau to lose Housing Minister Sean Fraser amid plan for cabinet shakeup, push to recruit Carney
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
politics
Freeland’s fall economic statement to target affordability, U.S. competition amid scrutiny over spending
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on November 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
On the Brink: The twin crises of housing and immigration
The Editorial Board
globe investor
Q&A: Ask us anything about our second annual Most Livable Cities ranking
opinion
On the Brink: Canada’s pillars of immigration are crumbling
The Editorial Board
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