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Housing crisis voted Canadian Press News Story of the Year
The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while tensions between Canada and India received the third greatest number of votes for news story of the year.
Tree-clearing contract awarded for Bradford Bypass route
Crews from Kodiak Tree Services have already begun removing trees between Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 4.
Ontario has $12.7B school repair, construction shortfall: budget watchdog
The financial accountability officer's report estimated that about 37 per cent of schools in the province are below a state of good repair, and 32 schools should be replaced entirely.
Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he won't seek re-election
His announcement comes as Chrystia Freeland also announced she is leaving her cabinet post as finance minister.
Housing starts rise from last month, up eight per cent in November: CMHC
The increase came as the annual pace of urban starts rose nine per cent to 245,083 in November compared with 224,492 in October.